Word: soiling
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...Strip-miners must restore the land to its "approximate original contour," thus eliminating all hillside gashes, depressions in or piles of soil on the earth. In addition, the miners can no longer dump debris over hillsides...
...years that have passed since the last Soviet occupation forces left Austrian soil, that tiny gateway nation of Middle Europe had gained friends by being evenhanded to East and West and openhearted to anyone in trouble. When Hungarians fled the Russian repression of 1956, they were sheltered in Austria. When the "Prague Spring" ended in 1968, exiled Czechs came to Austria. Lately the troubled journeyers have been Soviet Jews en route to Israel, who used Vienna as a way station...
...whatever his origin." But the Chancellor, a nonpracticing Jew, denied that his action was discriminatory. He pointed out the Schönau facility was allowed to exist as a special favor to Israel so that Soviet Jewish emigrants could be processed in an orderly-and secure-manner on Austrian soil. For the Austrians, the facility was a troublesome presence. It had to be guarded by a force of 150 Austrian police with dogs. Every train from the east or El Al jet from Israel had to be protected. Before long, the Austrians feared, an incident might occur similar to last...
...parliamentary leader of Canada's New Democratic Party (NDP) said here last night that his country's government should pursue a gradual takeover of all multinational corporation activity on Canadian soil...
...down roots in the land. As Novelist Anthony Trollope put it in 1867: "It is a very comfortable thing to stand on your own ground. Land is about the only thing that can't fly away." Popular language is filled with phrases expressing a subliminal yearning for the soil: down to earth, salt of the earth, lay of the land, landed gentry...