Word: rice
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Rice Dashes...
...tire noticeably, aides say, late in the afternoon. He has his one big meal of the day, in the American style, between six and seven o'clock: because of his tender stomach, it is normally a dish of simple, boiled food-this time macaroni imported from Italy and rice. Every evening without fail, Sadat schedules two movies, mostly American westerns; he watches them, usually alone, in his pajamas. He leads an ungaudy life, really, but Sadat's comfortable residences and stylish clothes-as well as his glamorous wife-have drawn disapproving mutters from the public...
...that the referendum was mostly a test vote on presidential popularity. A big yes would silence critics, while the balloting itself was a way for Filipinos of whatever persuasion to work off their frustrations. Said one former associate of the President: "The country is like a pot of boiling rice. It keeps simmering because Marcos keeps the lid just loose enough to let off steam...
...spiritual help, the far-flung residents of the new Bible Belt are loosely lumped together under the name Evangelicals. There are an estimated 45.5 million of them on the U.S. church rolls* after a generation of steady growth. They are outnumbered only by the Roman Catholics (49 million). Says Rice University Sociologist William Martin: "The Evangelicals have become the most active and vital aspect of American religion today." He is almost certainly right...
...outdoor barbecues and clambakes for decades and were ready to move their talent indoors. Today virtually every newspaper in the country has its home-stirred food columns, and several of their authors?notably the New York Times's Claiborne, his colleague Pierre Franay and the Washington Post's William Rice...