Word: ripely
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Although I was concerned about what the future might hold, I had no doubt that the time was ripe. Because I was so clear in my resolve, I looked forward to the mission. The plans and training had been completed; the necessary helicopters and transport planes on American aircraft carriers had been stationed south of Iran or near by in such friendly countries as Oman and Egypt. We did not notify the leaders of these countries about the purpose of our visits, letting observers surmise that they involved aid to Afghan freedom fighters or some kind of mining operation along...
...middle of the U.S., in the heart of Illinois, in the depths of Herb Steffen's 220 acres of ripe corn, everything seems plainly abundant. The sunny September sky is as wide and weightless as the fields' earthen smells are dark and sweet. Bugs buzz in and out of earshot and the perfectly golden stalks rustle in the breezes, but the quiet, like everything else, still seems pure and plentiful...
...expense of Genscher's Free Democrats. After arriving in Bonn last week, Strauss declared: "It is high time that the F.D.P. learned moderation and modesty from its decline." With opinion polls showing that 52.7% of West German voters now support the Christian Democrats, Strauss believes the time is ripe to form a government without the F.D.P. He also has his eye on the posts of Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister, which would be offered to Genscher as leader of the coalition's second partner. "Strauss is not going to sabotage Kohl's election, because he knows that...
...heroic industrialism with postmodern architecture's heroic . . . what? Perhaps it might be called Pop surrealism that uses classic design elements the way Walt Disney cartoons used the physiognomy of a rodent to create Mickey Mouse. For all its playfulness, however, the Portland Building is dangerous. Modern architecture is ripe for a radical change, but Graves would replace Satan with Beelzebub...
...population is culturally homogeneous, and shares more closely its own brand of Islamic religion. Moreover, the royal family is closely allied with the religious leaders and popular as well with the rest of the people. Nor is the kingdom beset by a teeming urban center with an underclass ripe for revolt. Observes one U.S. expert: "You really don't have the same economic strains in the modernization process. The government has kept inflation to around 8% a year, and there simply isn't any unemployment." Even so, it is not all that certain that the tradition-minded Saudis...