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Word: liquidation (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...food problem. This is the richest and most fertile farmland in the world--nothing in Iowa or the Ukraine can compare to it. The whole country is a delta formed by two of the mightiest rivers in the world, the Ganges and the Brahmaputra. Since the Brahmaputra is essentially liquid topsoil and the Ganges flowing shit, the resource base for producing the highest crop yields in the world are there. With their weather which allows a twelve month growing season the Bengalis should be able to produce enough crops to feed 300 million people. That is, not only feed themselves...

Author: By Nick Eberstadt, | Title: Hunger and Bureaucracy in Bangladesh | 10/11/1975 | See Source »

With riches from six North Sea fields either landing or scheduled to appear on its shores, Scotland's most important liquid asset these days is not whisky but oil. From the Shetland Islands (noted for knitwear and shaggy ponies) in the north, to Peterhead, Edinburgh and Glasgow, oil is becoming Scotland's biggest industry. Already it is creating jobs, money and humor. One joke about the high pay of Scottish oil workers: "Did you hear that one of the welders married a commoner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: A Bustling Tartan Texas Rolls Out the Barrel | 9/29/1975 | See Source »

...finds all his co-workers slaughtered one day. Figuring that he is next on the list for removal, he takes it on the lam. Turner calls into headquarters for help, but it seems that headquarters wants to kill him too. Everyone wants to kill him, except the melancholy, liquid-eyed Kathy (Faye Dunaway). Redford rewards her by commandeering her car and apartment, tying her to the toilet. He makes it all up to her (presumably) by making love to her, an occasion for which he releases her from bondage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Empty Vehicle | 9/29/1975 | See Source »

With reference to your article about grain export to the Soviet Union [Aug. 18], wouldn't it be a good idea to offer liquid grain (vodka) to the Soviet Union instead of shipping them grain? This certainly should keep them in good spirits and would save their own grain for bread...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Forum, Sep. 8, 1975 | 9/8/1975 | See Source »

Daniel was stark raving and told Bridget he could be a hell of a man and she said oh can you and he said wait and see and she spread her palms and he pounced and she sighed and the night poured liquid and the water glowed liquid and the air bent in liquid waves of soundlessness and Gay broke the liquid soundlessly and went her own way. And she was gone...

Author: By Edmond P.V. Horsey, | Title: Elsewhere in the Summer, at Pegleg Mac's | 8/12/1975 | See Source »

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