Word: abandoned
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Israelis who look at this problem today ask themselves this question: "If we had been mad enough to abandon the Golan Heights and Sharm el Sheikh and all the Sinai and the whole West Bank [of the Jordan], would not the massive attack launched October 6 have murdered thousands of our civilians, devastated our population centers and brought us to catastrophe?" I tell you, a massacre more hideous than Auschwitz would have been a real prospect and Israel's survival would be in doubt. To suggest a restoration of the pre-1967 lines is sheer irresponsibility in the light...
...laxmen probably soon will be forced to abandon their daily sessions as the weather will make outdoor practices impracticable...
...years in the works--by saying that the American sense of mission has dwindled into an unwilling sense of momentum. We, he concludes, have lost our grasp over things while things continue to exert their influence on us. It is time to turn this around. It is time to abandon our democracy of things and to concentrate our attention on finally becoming a democracy of people in hopes of attaining true human freedom...
...Neill said Sunday that he will have to take a serious look at impeachment. A large-scale demonstration at his JFK Building office combined with voluminous mail will be the most effective means of convincing O'Neill to abandon his hesitant position and lead the drive to indict Richard Nixon...
...using the hot line in order to avoid the appearance of crisis. Later, Washington noted with satisfaction that Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko waited three days before granting a meeting requested by five Arab ambassadors in Moscow-a clear indication to Washington that the Soviets were not overly anxious to abandon détente in favor of the Arab cause...