Word: glorious
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...genius and glory of Great Britain." The reason for this grandiose concentration in Scotland is the wily, toothsome red grouse, Lagopus scoticus, which exists only in the wild state and only in the United Kingdom (particularly on the heathery moors of the north). The grouse season opens on the "Glorious Twelfth" of August and lasts until Dec. 10. For marksmen, or "guns," as well as for gourmets, it is like a prolonged Thanksgiving...
...race to put the first birds on the table is frenetic. This Glorious Twelfth, the Onslow Arms in the Surrey suburb of West Clandon dispatched a helicopter to the Heriot moor south of Edinburgh, and 18 still warm grouse were rushed to a London-bound plane. At Heathrow Airport, a fleet of three Ferraris sped the precious consignment to a nearby heliport, where a trio of off-duty Red Devil paratroopers and two choppers were standing by. The Devils jumped into the restaurant's car park, where they were met by chefs in running shoes, who sprinted with...
America, in turn, could never quite get over the view of Europe as a seat of moral decay and corrupt sophistication. Looking at Europe in long historical perspective, Americans today certainly still see it as the creator of a glorious civilization. They also believe that, well into the 20th century, Europe was the creator of fanatical nationalisms and the builder of a colonial system from whose legacy we all still suffer. Many Americans point out bitterly that Europe plunged the world Into two global wars, only to be rescued from their disastrous consequences by America. Looking at Europe...
...power. Bathed in white light, Moscow's Red Square at night is one of the most impressive symbols of strength in the world?as large and brooding as the land itself. The flat, stark lines of the Kremlin's forbidding and protective wall dominate Lenin's tomb and the glorious domes of St. Basil's Cathedral. The Soviet Union, an empire whose expanse dwarfs the one ruled by ancient Rome, now confronts a pivotal decade in its history. Before long, an entirely new generation of leaders must replace that of President Leonid Brezhnev and his aging associates on the Politburo...
...Security Council could foresee. Carter acknowledged that. "We eliminated as much risk as possible. But it proves you cannot be sure." And such will always be the problems before Presidents. Teddy Roosevelt talked about it with eloquence in 1899: "Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the great twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat." Virtually all of his successors have leaned heavily on that inspiration in times of high risk...