Word: acceptance
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...which supports the mujahedin rebels, predicted that the Geneva negotiations expected to resume in March under United Nations auspices would be the "last round" leading to a final agreement. But a sharply worded declaration from the guerrillas, blasting the Geneva talks and casting serious doubt on their willingness to accept a compromise settlement, dimmed hopes last week for a solution...
...largest American military installations outside the U.S. The Philippines depends heavily on the $266 million in U.S. aid and $164 million in local earnings that the bases provide each year. Even so, Philippines Foreign Secretary Raul Manglapus has warned that any new treaty would require the U.S. to accept "new conditions" that would ban nuclear weapons from the bases. A similar stipulation by New Zealand prompted Washington to renounce its defense arrangement with that country...
...Paraguay, the number of disappearances in Honduras is relatively small. But the histories of the four who vanished there satisfied the OAS's requirements for hearing such cases, including that the petitioners must have exhausted all other avenues of recourse. Moreover, Honduras is one of the few countries that accept the court's jurisdiction. Last week Honduran President Jose Azcona Hoyo pledged to accept whatever verdict the court reaches...
...earlier era, a black athlete, no matter how gifted, could not realistically hope to become a star pro quarterback. Coaches believed that blacks genetically did not have enough intellect to call plays. Also: white players would not accept the leadership of a black field general. And of course: blacks won't measure up in clutch situations -- a view revived by the Greek in his statement that the Redskins' Williams might "choke" under pressure. As black Basketball Player Isiah Thomas pointed out last year during a storm of opprobrium about his views on Larry Bird, sportswriters are always dubbing black stars...
...Liberation Organization, was - caught off guard by the fury of the people he calls his own. Arafat tried to get back into the game last week by renewing his call for an international peace conference. Speaking from his office in Baghdad, Arafat declared that he would be willing to accept all U.N. resolutions, including Resolution 242, which recognizes Israel's right to exist, in exchange for P.L.O. participation in the peace conference...