Word: zealander
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Representing England, Australia, New Zealand, India, Pakistan and the West Indies, which regularly play one another in five-day international Test matches...
...Rhodesia. The draft was hurting his practice and as a lawyer he was troubled that captured guerrillas were being tried as terrorists rather than as prisoners of war Unable to start a practice in Britain, he was unemployed for six months; after being refused permission to migrate to New Zealand or Hong Kong, he finally went into business with a friend in Johannesburg Ford predicts that in the future white Rhodesians may have an even harder time relocating than he did. "It follows you like a bad smell," he says bitterly of his Rhodesian connection, "No matter what...
...many competing models (the suggested retail price is about $80 for the 22½-m. version), sale's are increasing at 25% to 40% a year; in 1976 they reached more than $20 million. The grills are catching on worldwide; they are hot sellers in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. One reason for their popularity: with all the talk about energy saving, people have an added incentive to shun the gas or electric stove in favor of alfresco cooking...
Allies in Congress. Israel also relies on longtime congressional friends to forestall Administration pressures. As part of a worldwide cutback on arms exports, the White House wants to limit sales and co-production rights to its treaty allies, including NATO nations, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Initially, there were rumors that the White House proposal would exclude Israel, even though it is one of the largest arms recipients. The Israelis were miffed, suspecting the start of an Administration pressure campaign. "We can understand why NATO should be favored," complained one member of the Israeli government. "But New Zealand and Australia...
...fate of The Thorn Birds will certainly not hang on literary merit. With the broadest strokes and the most perfervid prose, the novel traces three generations of the Cleary family-from poverty in New Zealand to wealth in Australia to triumphs on the London stage and in the Vatican. None of the Clearys, however, is as interesting as Australia itself. McCullough knows how to stage convincing droughts, floods and fires. Even her descriptions of landscapes sometimes flare into life...