Word: waited
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Although Arab by definition, Egyptians are still Egyptian first?by emotion and inclination. Their history has made them proud, and they are galled to have to wait, like the beggars on their own streets, for handouts from desert oil sheiks or American capitalists. Sadat's peace initiative was hugely popular with his own people, who have grown increasingly resentful that they have fought Israel in four wars with blood while other Arabs have fought only with words or money. "Given a choice between our feelings for Egypt and our feelings for the Arab world, Egypt will win every time," says...
Although there are only about 216,000 cars registered in the city, they create monumental traffic jams as they try to negotiate the old, narrow streets or push aside carts pulled by horses or donkeys. The poor wait hours for buses, which are so crowded that passengers ride on the roofs and hang on the sides, clinging desperately to any vehicle that moves in the right direction...
...stirring up more trouble, the judge has not decided whether to resume sentencing shaggy-haired miscreants to terms in the barber's chair, even though he remains convinced that in many cases, prison cells or fines are too harsh a punishment. Says he: "I'm going to wait and see. I've been burned by this...
...feat accomplished by only two other girls in 17 years of competition -Carla bruised some male egos. "How am I gonna tell them a girl beat me?" wailed one young M.C.P. Last week the boys got a temporary respite; Carla was edged out just short of the semifinals. Wait till she turns eleven...
Harvard had to wait until 4:37 to cut it down to one when senior Bob Leckie, who has been used sparingly on defense of late, made his playing time really count with his first goal of the season, a power play blazer from 30 feet...