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Word: scant (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...study Londonderry's public housing, long allocated on the basis of political patronage. The "B-specials," an almost exclusively Protestant force of part-time cops, have been disarmed. They will eventually be replaced by an "Ulster Defense Regiment" for which Catholic recruits will be sought-though probably with scant success...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Northern Ireland: Bernadette Becalmed | 1/5/1970 | See Source »

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