Word: oiled
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...answered his own question nine days later in what seemed to be one of the most astonishing displays of ingratitude of his career: he dismissed his longtime friend as Premier. True to form, Pompidou seemed less disturbed by the news than anyone else; he simply removed his favorite modern oil paintings from Matignon, set up an office on the Left Bank and waited for life to come to him. Or seemed to wait. Actually, he made a point of keeping in close touch with Gaullist friends, listening sympathetically to their complaints and quietly gathering up loyalty for the future...
...from having the intended effect, the Israeli account of the raid was hotly disputed by Egypt, which claimed that "there were no losses at all." Moreover, it is questionable whether even an entirely successful raid would have deterred Nasser. He has publicly written off Egypt's oil refineries and installations along the Suez, which have been heavily damaged by Israeli artillery, and has ordered the evacuation of Port Said. He also promised last week that the shelling would go on until Israel's fortifications along the canal are destroyed...
Against Usury. In part, this innocence of money matters is due to Islam's ancient strictures against usury. Although these prohibitions have not interfered with the prosperity of Lebanese bankers or Arab oil sheiks, many Moslems still feel duty-bound to refuse interest payments; they reject the idea of borrowing money and refrain from other business practices that might violate the precepts of the Koran. At the heart of such caution is a conviction that one of a Moslem's basic duties in life is not to compete with his fellow man but to prepare for his entry...
...carefully organized "studio" pictures that he showed at the annual exhibitions of Britain's stuffy Royal Academy. To please contemporary taste, these pictures usually centered on some narrative incident, such as a white horse being ferried across the Stour. But many of the works on view are preliminary oil sketches and studies. Some critics argue that these quick sketches have a freshness and spontaneity that were lost in the labor of producing the larger final pictures...
...Omission. The Democratic-controlled Congress seems more kindly disposed to Nixon's package than business is. Still, there was little applause from Ways and Means, where Mills hopes to hammer out much more substantial reforms than the President asked for. One particularly glaring omission is the 27½% oil-depletion allowance which Mills maintains has become such a symbol of privilege that it is an essential ingredient of any tax reform...