Word: plights
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...conference will redefine the scope of disputed territorial waters round the world. Britain has promised to reduce its total catch to 130,000 tons, 30,000 less than last year's haul. As for Iceland, it clearly felt that the publicity was worth the war in dramatizing the plight of small coastal states dependent on their fisheries for survival...
...past, Americans had no exposure to Vietnamese literature, and it was difficult to comprehend how the Vietnamese viewed the internal fabric of their society and what themes they found controversial. The best known story in Vietnam, The Tale of Kieu, by the 19th century writer Nguyen Du, recounts the plight of a girl forced to leave her home to become a prostitute in order to secure the money needed to pay for the release of her parents who had been unjustly harassed by the Imperial authorities. Huynh Sanh Tong's translation of The Tale of Kieu (Vintage paperback, $1.95) offers...
...occasional tours of the mansion as her bodyguard, a state trooper, stands at the ready. (His accompanied Marvin to the apartment.) She attends outside events, such as a meeting of the United Democratic Women's Clubs of Southern Maryland, where members of the audience openly wept over her plight. "I intend to stay politically active," she assured them. "Male candidates must remember they cannot do it without the women. I think that women such as myself and all those you see here make the difference in an election." Last week, she was the guest of honor...
...college's financial plight came to light two weeks ago when the school could not cover half of its payroll checks, Eliott said...
There appears no easy or quick remedy to the plight of the waterpolo team, since the Department of Athletics has experienced severe budget cuts...