There seemed to be a general recognition that the Arab world had fallen behind, and that it needed economic, political and religious modernization.

Instead, speculation these days centers on what bold blow he will deliver next in pursuit of the program he calls "political modernization."

The ideological anachronisms of the ruling party have led it to waste its chance to contribute to Nicaragua's political modernization.

Economic modernization was not accompanied by political modernization.

The effort he is pledged to lead, he added, will include "political, economic and cultural modernization, as well as a modernization of our foreign relations."

The government's failure to deliver on high public expectations could unleash a reaction that would jeopardize the country's political and economic modernization.

"Now he is going to have to indefinitely postpone his plans for political modernization and go back to concentrating on the economy."

They carefully avoided attacking traditional gender roles by arguing that traditions could coexist with political modernization.

In the early 196os it appeared briefly that the powers that be would understand the need for political modernization.

Despite these differences, both parties were primarily interested in political and economic modernization, and their ideological outlooks were similar.