Word: ironical
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...whom are leftovers from the days when Taiwan represented China at the U.N. During the 31-hr. tea party, delegation officers cautioned translators to read mainland publications more diligently and to brush up on their mainland idioms. They also pointedly reminded the translators that they do not have "iron rice bowls"-permanent job security...
...Competition. In addition, Bhutto nationalized ten of his country's basic industries, including iron and steel, heavy engineering, automobile assembling, chemicals, cement and public utilities. "There was no competition in these industries," he declared. "They were fed on licenses. Favorites of the government and those who were privileged-these were the ones who got licenses." He insisted, however, that the government would not take over foreign investments, nor seize other industries, provided they were guiltless of financial irregularities...
...countries. One of its first achievements was to rid North Africa and Asia of their historic plagues of locusts by means of cross-border aerial patrols and insecticide raids. Since 1966 the program's various studies-such as surveys that pinpoint copper lodes in Argentina, Panama and Turkey, iron ore in Chile and Gabon, and uranium in Somalia -have helped stimulate $5 billion in follow-up private investment. More than a third of all aid has gone to Africa and more than a quarter to Asia for assistance in such basic needs as agriculture, industry and public utilities...
...Branding Iron Restaurant, situated as it is in the Charles River Park, a collection of high-rise luxury apartment buildings that can only have been inspired by the public housing on Columbia Point, is not accustomed to being a noontime stopover on Boston's celebrity circuit. The two waitresses--red dresses, yellow organdy aprons, orange makeup--eye the assembly warily as they circle the three tables filling the heavy cut-glass goblets with water...
...Nigeria is full of boom talk, and the country has enormous economic potential. It is rich in cash crops -cocoa, peanuts, palm oil, coal and iron ore. Most important is oil, which was discovered there in 1956. With a current output of 1,700,000 bbl. a day, Nigeria has passed Iraq and Canada to become the world's ninth largest oil producer. The government's share of the profits is expected to surpass $1 billion this year and $1.25 billion next year...