Word: iyer
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Dates: during 1983-1983
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...Pico Iyer...
...farmers in Borkowo are either unaware or skeptical of the offer. The only thing they are sure of is that the best response to hardship is hard work. "On the farm," says Golunski, "we work only 360 days a year. The rest goes to vacation." -By Pico Iyer. Reported by John Moody/Warsaw
...subjects regard him with fond bemusement, some are beginning to suggest privately that he should abdicate. But the Emperor remains steadfast. When questioned once about his long reign, His Imperial Majesty simply recited a proverb: "Not even under the heaviest snowfall will willow trees snap." -By Pico Iyer...
...ended last March, when steady rainfall began soaking much of the country. As new seeds have been planted, optimism has flowered. But Australian farmers estimate it could take seven years to undo the damage. In drought-ravaged areas around the world, such problems would seem like blessings. -By Pico Iyer. Reported by Dean Brelis/New Delhi and Gavin Scott/Rio de Janeiro, with other bureaus
...guerrillas. In an interview last week, he predicted that he and his fellow U.S. advisers could soon become choice targets. "Things are going to get nasty," he said. "Shooting a soldier in the line of duty is a lot less risky than shooting a female consular official." By - Pico Iyer...