Word: omened
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Southeast Asia war since the mid-1960s, and clearly are more than ready to see an end to hostilities. One hopeful sign: the number of reported military incidents has dropped from a high of 223 a week last February to about three or four a week. Yet another favorable omen is that Hanoi raised no obstacles to the settlement, and both Hanoi and Peking are preparing to return their ambassadors to Vientiane...
...letter-bomb campaign was hardly the most auspicious omen for a visit by Prime Minister Heath to Belfast last week-his first since Ulster's provincial elections in June. Heath had billed his two-day visit-its ostensible purpose was to attend a memorial service for former Prime Minister of Ulster Lord Brookeborough-as a "stocktaking" trip, to find out why Ulster has not made more progress in figuring out a way to govern itself. In reality, it was probably closer to tail-kicking. The Prime Minister has carefully avoided making any threats that the British might withdraw their...
...Borana in Kenya and Ethiopia, for instance, regard eclipses as an evil omen. Even if nothing untoward happens after the event, they may use it as an excuse to kick out any unpopular ritual leaders, called Kallu...
...behind an unfinished project-a willow tree to be planted in the backyard. After he was gone, Joan turned it into a family test of hope. They tried many times to get a willow to take root. The trees kept dying. Finally, two years ago a root took. The omen was, of course, good...
...Juan, playing in tandem with The Great God Brown, marks a most auspicious return to the New York scene by the New Phoenix Company, and a goodly omen for serious drama done with high style...