Word: wished
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Khomeini may even wish to transcend Iranian nationalism and export his fundamentalist Islamic revival. The prospect of such contagious piety disturbs other Muslim leaders, the Saudi royal family, for example. But it also raises apprehension and a certain amount of bewilderment in the West. When Mahdist Saudi zealots took over the mosque in Mecca last month, the Islamic world displayed a disconcerting readiness to believe Khomeini's incendiary report that the attack had been the work of Zionists and U.S. imperialists. "The Americans have done it again," many Muslims told themselves reflexively. Some Americans have responded by asking with...
...insatiable tendency to intervene in governmental affairs. She also faces potential opposition from disenchanted civilian politicians. Gueiler has no illusions about the difficulty of her task. Asked if she had a remedy for Bolivia's chronic political instability, Gueiler replied: "That is a question that I sincerely wish I had an answer...
...behalf of myself and other alumni/alumnae of the Vietnam War period, I wish to thank the House Committees of Dudley, Eliot, and Winthrop Houses for continuting to boycott the Committee on Rights and Responsibilities (as reported December 4). The issue, for those who need to be informed or reminded of the situation, is not whether the CRR stands in need of the "reforms" which have been proposed over the past several years, but whether its existence in any form is legitimate. The CRR was founded for the exclusive purpose of singling out and punishing students who actively protested University involvement...
...lyrics aren't exactly insightful, but there's no muzak here and there is a lot of spirit. It will make you want to turn on the television to see them all in person so you can wave at the box and wish them a Merry Christmas, tell them that you love them...
...wish Frank Trippett could write a "googol" of articles as enjoyable...