Word: soils
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...office reacted by tersely reaffirming Aquino's decision "not to allow the return of Mrs. Marcos at the present time." But across the Pacific, a vindicated Marcos told reporters, "I think I should be able to come home now" and expressed her determination to bury her husband on Philippine soil. Said she: "That is my only obsession...
...indulgences, partial pardons for souls in purgatory. The Lutheran faith, subsequently known as Protestantism, spread rapidly across northern Germany. Then, in the fratricidal ordeal known as the Thirty Years' War (1618-48), the French, Swedes and other nations joined in playing out their political and religious rivalries on German soil. Much of Germany was devastated and the starving survivors reduced to misery. In one of his best plays, Mother Courage, Bertolt Brecht sketched the scene: "The religious war has lasted 16 years, and Germany has lost half its inhabitants. Those who are spared in battle die by plague. Over once...
Whatever Kohl says now, it is highly unlikely that after unification his citizens or their parliamentary representatives will welcome either American nuclear weapons or soldiers on their soil at more than token levels and for more than a transitional period. For their part, U.S. Congressmen and the Joint Chiefs of Staff are unenthusiastic about sending combat units overseas to serve as political symbols -- and temporary ones at that. So the only real suspense in the next stage of the drama may be whether Germany says Danke and auf Wiedersehen to American troops or the U.S. brings them home first...
...issues more clearly symbolize the 40-year stalemate than the continued presence of U.S. soldiers on Korean soil. While the majority of South Koreans still welcome -- even count on -- them, the question of how much longer they will stay is beginning to trouble both Seoul and Washington. Young Korean protesters call the troops an obstacle to reunification, while Americans cannot understand why South Korea, with its booming economy and population, continues to need American help...
...intricate and little understood ecosystem upon which animals and plants, and, yes, man too, depend. What is known is that the old growth plays an integral role in regulating water levels and quality, cleaning the air, enhancing the productivity of fisheries and enriching the stability and character of the soil. "We're probably just on the edge in terms of our understanding," says Eric Forsman, a biologist with the Forest Service. "If we continue pell-mell down the path of eliminating these old forests, we'll never have the opportunity to learn because they won't be there to study...