Word: highway
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...speech in the plaza before the festivities, Giscard sounded more like a modern politician soliciting votes than a feudal Prince seeking tribute. He held out the promise of a new French-and Andorran-financed highway to be cut through the mountain passes between the two countries. He also spoke earnestly, though vaguely, of the need to "create conditions for more effective management and responsible participation of the Andorran people in the affairs of their country." That raised hopes among Andorrans that their co-Princes may ultimately be willing to grant them more self-rule. Andorrans point with pride...
...expect Frank Navarro to languish on the shores of Princeton's Lake Carnegie for long, however. Whether on the highway-lined banks of the Harlem or alongside the meandering Wabash, Frank Navarro has proved himself an able pilot on perilous waters...
...lease it back to the company at low rates. Pennsylvania matched that bid for its New Stanton site--a factory shell built by Chrysler in the early '70s but never occupied--and threw in a 95 per cent cut in local taxes raised by offering to build rail and highway links to its site. Pennsylvania matched that, and as a clincher, persuaded two state pension funds to put up a $135 million loan to help VW set up shop in New Stanton...
...Israelis will seek to pin Egypt down on the exact nature of peace: that is, when ambassadors will be exchanged, what kind of commercial relations will be opened, and who will be permitted to use a new highway that will cross Israel and link the Sinai to Jordan. Finally, there is the question of where the treaty will be signed. Israel will opt for Jerusalem, Egypt for either Mount Sinai (Sadat's sentimental favorite) or Cairo. Failing agreement-and judging from obvious precedent-the site could turn out to be Washington...
After he goes outside and begins to drive his car, Pedro finds a hitch-hiker on the highway who appears to have large breasts. Alas, it is only a bearded hippie (Chong) who has stuffed two hemispheres under his shirt to get a ride. The conversation goes something like this...