Word: strictly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...this fast-paced game of musical buildings, a strict ritual is observed. "Do you swear on the Koran that you are only making 10% profit on the building you're selling me?" the prospective buyer asks. The outgoing landlord places his hand on the book, nods solemnly, then walks off with as much as double his original investment. Occasionally the victims strike back. One Lebanese sharpie who cleared $500,000 by selling a building to nine Saudis was later found beaten beyond recognition. But, said one local businessman in the spirit of his crafty Phoenician forebears: "If I could...
...agree with our present system of censorship-provided it is not too strict. But the present situation is not as important as the direction in which we are going. I agree to the present state of affairs on one condition: that our children's freedom will be increased, not decreased...
...late," the frontier of Finland and the Soviet Union must be fortified against the NATO partners West Germany, Denmark and Norway. "All-round cooperation between our two countries." continued Khrushchev, "requires firm confidence that Finland will abide tomorrow, as it does today, by its chosen foreign policy line"-strict neutrality based on friendship with Russia...
They Are Sinners. In taking the ministry, Hudson inherited a new $2,000,000 building in the suburbs, and he lost no time filling it with his brand of Presbyterianism. He brought the liturgy in line with strict Presbyterian doctrine, started full observance of the church calendar...
...people who have no history," the vast majority of Frenchmen, continued to support De Gaulle-and were thus making history. The fact became evident again in the latest of De Gaulle's cross-country tours. On Corsica the fierce, gun-happy islanders (strict security forbade the sky-aimed salvos with which they usually welcome visitors) quickly warmed to the President when he eloquently referred to Corsica's favorite son, Napoleon. In the South of France, coatless despite a severe head cold, De Gaulle drew cheers everywhere except in Marseille, where Red dock workers and right-wing ultras heckled...