Word: wealth
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...admixture of wealth, rivalry and instability has made the Middle East a brimming cauldron of the trade, accounting for a third of the world's arms deals. From 1973 to 1980, Middle East and South Asian countries received from the major exporters 4,050 combat planes; 25,250 tanks, self-propelled guns and artillery; 21,680 armored personnel carriers; 26,020 surface-to-air missiles, and countless rifles and machine guns...
...many said the University should not expect its string of multiple winners to continue forever. Advances in science at other schools will likely spread the future Nobel wealth; also, they said, Harvard's recent gains largely stem from an unusually large--and talented--group of professors hired in the mid-1950s whose work has recently reached fruition...
...leaders banter about their airplanes and cars, but personal wealth is no longer part of the ruling equation, at least as it was centuries ago. The strongest bond is the shared burden of governing. At one juncture of the SALT I negotiations in Moscow nine years ago, to prove how difficult were Nixon's domestic problems with the treaty, Brezhnev was shown a secret cable from U.S. generals protesting the proposed agreement. Brezhnev smiled, and then whispered that he could show American negotiators almost identical dispatches from his own obstinate military...
...they question whether the program will become a real moneymaker. Banks earn very little on the loans in the early years, since their value is rather small. The sponsors, though, hope that banks will learn how to make a profit on the loans and help retired people unlock the wealth stored in their homes...
...Returning to win an election victory in 1958, he promoted land reform and educational improvements during his second term. He peacefully relinquished power in 1964 and took up an influential role as elder statesman. Unlike many Latin American politicians, Betancourt left office faithful to his pledge that "the only wealth I have is my honor...