Word: incursion
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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IN THE COMING OF AGE, Simone de Beauvoir recounts the plot of the ancient Japanese novel Narayama. It tells of the primitive custom, the "Feast of the Dead", the execution of village elders who have become a burden on their children, or have merely reached an untenable age. "Do the...
Feigning degeneracy equal to the factions', the samurai succeeds in provoking another war, but lapses into compassion and rescues a farmer's abducted wife. For the first time, he directly involves himself in the action. As a result, he incurs the wrath of both rival groups who try to kill...
Any student caught violating the rules of fair play--e.g., grabbing the writing arm of another student--is sent to the penalty box for five minutes, during which time he may do no writing. If a violator draws blood, he incurs a ten minute penalty. If he takes a swing...
The heart of Mansfield's case is the huge cost-$14 billion annually-of the country's NATO commitments and its deleterious effect upon the U.S. balance of payments and the stability of the dollar. He points out that the U.S. annually incurs such NATO expenses as $2.9...
For perhaps the first time ever, coach Bruce Munro can feel confident when any of his first four midfields is on the field. And if his team incurs as many injuries as usual on the spring trip, Munro will have good substitutes to move into starting positions.