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...seeds of Banisadr's conflict with the orthodox mullahs were sown in the Assembly of Experts. Banisadr, as a ranking member, tried to modify the sweeping powers of the faqih, the supreme theologian who heads the government. That drew the ire of orthodox Muslims, who suspected Banisadr of trying to undercut the clergy. In the January elections to the parliament, Banisadr's supporters were soundly defeated by candidates of the Islamic Republic Party. Led by an archenemy, Ayatullah Seyyed Mohammed Beheshti, the cleric-dominated parliament now threatens to stonewall him as the outgoing Revolutionary Council did. Among other...
...allies were more enthusiastic in their support, the brunt of Carter's campaign would still have to be borne by the U.S. grain industry, which has long been one of the wonders of the world. A century ago, when the enormous fields of the West were first being sown, Frank Norris marveled at the richness of the wheat crop: "There it lay, a vast silent ocean, shimmering a pallid green under the moon and under the stars; a mighty force, the strength of nations, the life of the world. There in the night, under the dome...
...somehow you could do it for hours and call it fun, but it was more than a game now. The unconscious seeds of infatuation and addiction had simultaneously heen sown...
...practices are built on our ability to squander cheap energy on fertilizers, mechanization and irrigation, not on a desire to increase the efficiency of human toil without replacing it. As energy gets continually more expensive and the overused water tables continue to drop, we shall reap as we have sown...
...game we knew as kids once more, with "professionalism the most dangerous thing." It's a time when those of us who still love baseball first felt the simultaneous seeds of idolatry and affection being sown. It's baseball cards and box scores and rounds of pepper and singing "Take me out to the Bail game" in the only place you're allowed to sing...