Word: shelled
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...deep, burning bitterness among the Katangese-blacks as well as the white settlers-at the U.N.'s show of strength. "Photograph the tears. It's the tears you like, isn't it?" shrieked one weeping man to the foreign news photographers at work in the shell-torn streets. And the people of Elisabethville would never forget or forgive the bomb blasts that killed the innocent; a wild-eyed Belgian drove up to a group of foreign correspondents, shouting "Look, look at the work of the American gangsters!" In the back seat were two bloodied civilians...
...weekend ski lodges that manufacturers can scarcely keep up with the demand. All roof from the ground up, the A-frame's blizzardproof construction and snow-shedding silhouette make it ideal for ski country. Prefabricated A-frames can cost as little as $900 for a basic, small shell; another $900 equips them with heat and plumbing...
...refine and market Iranian oil. British oil companies currently sell about 25% of the gasoline used in Italy; Mattei slyly implies that he would be satisfied with the same percentage of the British market, 83% of which has been held up to now by British Esso and Shell...
...characteristic of Mr. Candela, an essentially pragmatic man. He rarely mentions one of his work's objects-aesthetic appeal, without bringing up the other-practicality. One cannot talk with Mr. Candela for more than about ten minutes without sensing the balance between these goals: 'We can build out of shell concrete cheaper than any other material in Mexico," he will say. And two minutes later, while drawing complex curves and surfaces on the back of an envelope, "I like that...
...cutting off imports; from July to September, customs duties were $3,000,000 less than expected. A new compulsory savings scheme requires wage earners making more than $28 a month to give the government 5% of their pay in exchange for government bonds; corporations and self-employed persons must shell out 10% of their gross earnings in return for the bonds. In a country where the average annual income is only $140, the cost of living has risen an estimated...