Word: tide
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...missals and hymnals. Many Catholic bookstores, dependent on these items and such increasingly unpopular devotional accessories as rosaries and statues, simply went out of business, thus depriving publishers of one of their major outlets. Rapid developments in theology compounded the problem, often outdating books before they appeared. Eventually, the tide of reform following the Council produced a reaction among traditional Catholics-a shock manifested by their rejection of publications that brought them the discomfiting news...
Soldiers in their khaki uniforms shuttled in and out. Students trooped in from the countryside, commandeered to work in the munitions factories. A tide of refugees restlessly washed the streets, seeking sanctuary. Yet many of the ordinary routines of life persisted, and even some of life's small pleasures...
Religious devotion seems at high tide. In the capital, as in virtually every town and village of Rumania, citizens can be seen devoutly crossing themselves as they pass before the Orthodox churches, all of which are crowded with worshipers. Furthermore, the government has spent 192.2 million lei ($10.7 million) on the renovation of hundreds of churches across the country...
...Zavelle said, "the tide runs in and the tide runs out." The Harvard Square merchants hope the tide of street people is running...
...myriad crises, King continues to exude confidence. "I have no doubts-absolutely none-that we shall surmount our temporary problems," he says. King has been flying the financial circuit, trying to calm creditors and ease the cash crunch. Last week there were unconfirmed reports that some banks would tide King over with fresh financing. Clearly, King is determined not to reign over the liquidation of an empire. The next few weeks will show whether his determination, persuasiveness and agility will be enough to cure the short-term ailments and give King Resources time to achieve what it desperately needs...