Word: toward
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Sultan, now 38, has made a remarkable advance toward bringing his country out of the Dark Ages. The three miles of paved highway have grown to 1,305, and there are an additional 8,055 miles of graded road. Oman now has 13 hospitals, twelve health centers and 365 schools. In 1970, the country had two nurses and twelve doctors; the totals today are 624 and 211. Color television and air conditioning are common; new construction is transforming the capital of Muscat into a dusty city of modern banks, hotels and low-cost housing. By and large, British industry...
...Oman's support for the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty: I sincerely believe a first step toward a lasting peace must be made. For a long time nobody had the guts to try, and then Sadat did it. I believe his was a necessary step, a courageous one because without a start you can't do anything. Signing is only a first step, it is not the final step. The Egyptian government has assured us of this, and we believe what they...
...feel that I am not carrying all the burdens of building our country, as it may appear, entirely by myself. I'd like to see us create a democracy for Oman, and I sincerely hope that day is not too far distant. I am guiding my people toward that day. In terms of being a part of the modern world, we are only eight years old. I don't want to be a monarch who never gives up the burden and doesn't share it. The monarch who carries all the burden in the end also carries...
Riccardo, who will remain as chairman, is scheduled to be replaced as chief executive toward the end of the year by President Lee lacocca, but long lead times and lack of capital will prevent lacocca from making any significant product changes before 1982. So far his much promoted fiveyear, 50,000-mile protection plan has not done much to move Chrysler's top-heavy line of big cars out of the showrooms. Sales of the Omni and Horizon compacts have almost doubled since last year, but their production is limited because of a contract with Volkswagen, which makes...
Seven houses of varying lack of distinction constituted the community. A dirt road meandered off toward the mountain where a bootleg still supplied whisky to the men of the countryside, and another dirt road ran to the creek. My cousin Kenneth and I would sit on the bank and fish with earthworms. One day we killed a copperhead which was basking on a rock near by. That was unusual...