Word: respectable
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Moustafa Khalil, guards his privacy so carefully that he is not even listed in Who's Who in Egypt, but he most certainly does have the authority to negotiate for Egypt with Begin or anyone else. He enjoys not only the support of President Sadat but also considerable respect among both conservatives and liberals in Egypt...
...about protecting U.S. interests in Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Taiwan and other places. Sadly, many of the people who came away from the White House that night felt the President was spending his energy explaining and justifying America's decline rather than creating a realistic policy to retain respect and influence...
...Iranian uprising has prompted among the industrial powers a complicated wariness, along with the anxiety and attentive respect due to the world's second largest exporter of crude oil. Without the wealth buried in Iran, much of the fascination would vanish. Since most of the world was unprepared for the uprising and ignorant of Iran's internal stresses, it is difficult for outsiders to know what to make of the revolution. Iranians themselves are no longer certain. Nearly everyone who has carefully watched the event agrees on two propositions...
...bullpen. I came up through all the areas for like 17 or 18 years, and I've come through every part of ABC. I knew all the players, I knew how things worked, I knew how things could get done, and I had an appreciation and a respect for the medium and what it can do and should do. I had a respect for the viewer. Basically ABC has been my occupation in my adult life. When I took my job 4½ years ago, I had the backing of top management, and even when times weren...
...Norma Rae's best instincts. His winning out over her suspicions (there is a romantic attraction here that is wisely left unconsummated) and their joint triumph over a union-busting mill management are the basis for a film that is serious and intelligent, but that attracts more respect than affection...