Word: tranquillities
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...first novel The Lionheads, Josiah Bunting drew heavily on his experience as a U.S. Army officer in Viet Nam to describe how ignorance and careerism were undermining the military. In The Advent of Frederick Giles, set in a tranquil English town thousands of miles from the nearest rice paddy, Bunting proves himself a resourceful sapper in the perennial and usually undeclared war between social classes...
They planned to be married this summer, and Patty had spent much of her time selecting china and silver patterns at Tiffany's and buying dresses. Their life together was tranquil. Says her sister, Virginia Bosworth: "They didn't party a lot. Steve played the guitar and liked to work on his stereo equipment. Patty liked to cook. They both took pride in fixing up the apartment...
...Commission for Justice and Peace, a Catholic organization--the army had quelled all signs of protest, and the peasants and miners reluctantly returned to their farms and factories. And so, to an indifferent outside world, the world of the United States and Europe, Bolivia has resumed her apparently tranquil sleep, perhaps not to be heard from again until racked by some more sensational injustice...
...howitzers. Military observers believe that the insurgents are merely lying low, waiting for the government forces to withdraw before resuming the attacks. Said a Western military expert: "Neither side is strong enough to win, or weak enough to lose." A sure loser, however, will be once graceful and tranquil Phnom-Penh. With seven months remaining in the dry season, the capital faces a long, painful siege...
LABOR. This year is shaping up as far less tranquil than 1973. For most of last year, the average worker's pay has been running behind prices. The energy crisis has heightened union discontent, kicking prices even higher, and in some cases costing jobs. Thus rank-and-file members are putting the heat on their leaders to go after much fatter settlements, even though that would further balloon prices...