Word: accept
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Calling that task West Germany's "grand design," Kiesinger asked the East to forgive Germany for the past and to accept its approach, "despite all existing differences in opinion, as what it is and wants to be: a wide policy of peace and understanding whose objective is the happy future of all Europe...
...foothills of Galilee, where Jesus once preached the glad tidings of redemption, Arab and Israeli gazed into each other's cannon. Both sides declared themselves willing to accept the proffered help of the United Nations in resolving the border disputes that have grown in recent weeks to dangerous levels. For the Israelis, however, trust must equally reside in Israel's highly mechanized and vigorous army, without which the 19-year-old nation might long since have been pushed into the sea. Last week Premier Levi Eshkol came under heavy pressure at home to unleash his mailed fist...
...When Governor Ojukwu returned to his capital of Enugu, he climbed into a car and rode triumphantly through the streets-principally to show the skeptical Ibos that he had not been murdered. "This is the first realistic step taken in solving our problems," he commented, urging his tribesmen to accept the loss of Ironsi as "one more sacrifice for the good of Nigeria." The exultant tone was justified for Ojukwu brought home some significant concessions from Gowon. Gowon agreed to split the nation's army into four parts, each recruited in its own area and under the command...
...persuade people to consume less and produce more, writes Balogh, governments must put stern controls on output, imports, wages, prices and the human psyche. If capitalist-style advertising campaigns cannot induce people to accept austerity and sacrifice, then governments may well be advised to try the compulsion of Marx...
...also clear that unless the four regions make some gesture toward unity, the present division may harden even further and become totally irreparable. Many observers feel that the only alternative is to accept the East's demands for a loose confederation and hope that time will heal the country's wounds, allowing a gradual extension of federal power. Others feel that Lt. Col. Gowon's proposal that the country be divided into 14 states instead of the present four may offer a way out. Gowon suggests that such a realignment might minimize tribal antagonisms. The details of the plan, however...