Word: possessives
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Sark is not a sort of feudal pageant to amuse visitors," she wrote in her autobiography Dame of Sark. "It is a real live community of people who are happy to have retained their ancient form of government, and possess a subtle dignity of their own, born of many years of independence, honorable work and satisfied old age." Dame Sibyl often complained that it was not easy to maintain the unchanging character of Sark. For example telephones, electricity, and tractors have been allowed in. She noted that "it is not easy now to get horses suitable for drawing our carriages...
...possess opinions and a will...
...reason kidnappings get so much media space obviously has nothing to do with their relative public importance--although there are some exceptions, like George Jackson's attempted escape from San Rafael four years ago. Hostage-taking does possess an element of human drama though, and, as the ancient adage has it, human drama sells newspapers. So for the past few days the dailies have been full of photos of hostages' wives, crying and cringing while waiting for their husbands to be set free from the basement of a Washington courthouse, and reporters have been filling up their dispatches with juicy...
...multiply eightfold the taxes and royalties on bauxite mined out of the Jamaican earth. The payments presage substantial price increases in the U.S. on aluminum products ranging from lawn chairs to beer cans-and foreshadow difficulties industrialists may encounter from now on in dealing with poor countries that possess vital raw materials...
...newsmen would prefer to identify their sources in print rather than mask them. It is often all too easy for sources to talk without having to take full responsibility for what they say. In many cases, however, attribution is impossible because people who possess highly sensitive information cannot be expected to sacrifice their careers in order to divulge it. A Capitol Hill staffer or an FBI official, for instance, may have evidence of serious abuses that should be aired. If he cannot get a hearing within...