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Word: strivings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Whenever they kindle a fire for war, Allah extinguishes it. And they strive to create disorder in the earth, and Allah loves not those who create disorder.-The Koran...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Essay: Islam Against the West? | 12/17/1979 | See Source »

...wanted to limit his tenure in Seoul's presidential Blue House and lead the country's transformation to a genuine democracy. In an acceptance statement to the electors in the capitol's cavernous municipal gymnasium, he said: "I will observe the constitution, safeguard the nation, and strive for increased freedom...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUTH KOREA: Park's Man Takes Power | 12/17/1979 | See Source »

...important icons, says: "The people are our treasure." The 5,000 parishioners are mostly farmers and seem old, though again some 30% are young. Shtepa professes a religious relativism: "The main principle of Christianity and Marxism is the same. Believers try to enter the kingdom of God, and Marxists strive for true Communism. The bright future for man and the kingdom of God-aren't they the same...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Completely Loyal to the State | 12/3/1979 | See Source »

...president said he has asked the Department of Energy (DOE) to develop new conservation measures, and promised to strive for a fair and equitable distribution of short fuel supplies...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: U.S. Halts Imports of Oil From Iran | 11/13/1979 | See Source »

...weakest tracks on The Long Run suffer from the same malady as "Greeks"--the band's unfamiliarity with new styles. The Eagles are good at solid lyrics and sing-along tunes, but they have trouble trying to create the more ambitious moods they strive for in cuts like "Teenage Jail" and "The Disco Strangler." The problem here is that the band buries its talents in an attempt to say something new; the messages are too specific, the music too strong...

Author: By Nancy F. Bauer, | Title: Where Eagles Dare | 11/13/1979 | See Source »

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