Iron Curtain

Oh, he was lucky that at the same time Mr. Gorbaschov in Russia had enough of the iron-curtain. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It seems harsh to say so, but iron-curtain context made Shchedrin's music seem more interesting than it really is. ❋ Guy Dammann (2010)

That is an abuse of power that reeks of iron-curtain oppression. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The Fed operates behind an iron-curtain of secrecy to protect the interests of its primary constituents; the parasite class. ❋ Unknown (2005)

They're cutting through all the red tape that usually interferes with projects in the iron-curtain countries. ❋ Lisa, Leonore (1982)

The only iron-curtain countries that really cause trouble for potential defectors are East Germany and Albania. ❋ Lisa, Leonore (1982)

A debriefing involving a defector from an iron-curtain country is strictly confidential. ❋ Lisa, Leonore (1982)

"People from iron-curtain countries ask to defect all the time," he said in a clipped businesslike voice. ❋ Lisa, Leonore (1982)

President Barack Obama set the tone early, arriving by helicopter inside the iron-curtain of New York City's Ground Zero with Psalm 46 at the ready: Biblical words of comfort for the surviving kin of the ruined World Trade Center. ❋ Mitch Potter (2011)

TRAVELLING into the unknown is very much in character for Ong Beng Hee (above) as he became one of the rare squash players to peek through the iron-curtain surrounding Egyptian squash. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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