Word: winging
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...potent force in secular Turkey, and religious violence between the dominant Sunni Muslims and the Alevis, a Shi'ite sect, has recently injected a dangerous new element into the country's chronic political instability. Ancient rivalries between the two groups are being exploited by both right-and left-wing extremists. Last December Sunni gangs massacred a hundred Alevis in the southern Turkish town of Maras. But unlike the Shah's Iran, Turkey has a functioning democratic system, and no single issue or popular figure unites the opposition. The government is fearful, however, that "political opportunists" will try to capitalize...
Begin was in a notably euphoric mood when he reported to a somewhat skeptical Knesset on his latest travels. With a touch of awe in his voice, the Premier declared that "they played the Hatikva [the Israeli national anthem] in Cairo." Shouted right-wing Backbencher Geula Cohen: "They will play it in Amman [Jordan] as well, if you give them Jerusalem!" But the members of parliament were generally appreciative until Begin mentioned the only new agreement to come from the trip: Sadat had agreed that the Israelis could keep a laundry at Kibbutz Neot-Sinai, a mile east...
...weakling coalition to the senate, get a no-confidence vote that would lead to the dissolution of parliament and then to preside over elections. Italian politics being what they are, the elaborate strategy almost backfired. As the senate session got under way, word spread that members of the right-wing National Democratic Party would unexpectedly vote to keep Andreotti's government in power. In the end, Andreotti managed to topple his government by only one vote...
Popular with passengers and highly reliable, the A300s are also the most fuel-efficient commercial jets now flying, a result of their advanced engines and a "supercritical" wing that cuts aerodynamic drag. Airbus has also benefited from a fundamental change in world aircraft-sales patterns. U.S. airlines, which not long ago accounted for two-thirds of all airliner purchases, now make up only one-half of the market. European and Third World lines are growing fast, and they seem more inclined to fly non-American jets than U.S. carriers do. The Airbus consortium aims to sell at least...
...Ferrante, playing at defense wing yesterday instead of on the attack, proved herself a vital cog in the Crimson resistance with four key stickchecking maneuvers that brought the ball back into Harvard hands...