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Word: cistercian (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...tall, ruddy-cheeked West German and the pale, intense Frenchman stood outside the monastery church at Birnau, overlooking Lake Constance, near the West German-Swiss border. A Cistercian monk uttered words of welcome. West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl lifted his arms to the skies, clear after a daylong rain, and smiled: "Thank you, Prior, for we have been praying all day for the weather to improve." The quip brought a laugh from Kohl's companion, French President Francois Mitterrand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Summits Damage Control | 6/10/1985 | See Source »

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