Word: acceptance
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...free elections; preparing for that possibility, the opposition parties say they will not take part in any balloting under current repressive conditions. "We are trying to change the government without bloodshed," says Moe Thi Zun, 26, head of the Democratic Party for New Society. "If the government won't accept that, we will have to try something else, but we will not retreat...
Though Honduran officials insist that all the contras must leave their country, they expect that the U.S., reluctant to host the rebels, will ask Honduras to accept some as refugees in return for American aid. Other rebels, especially the field commanders, will probably be allowed to settle in the U.S. The more hardened foot soldiers may dig in for the long haul. Some observers in Tegucigalpa estimate that at least 2,000 rebels with scores to settle and long experience in guerrilla warfare intend to fight...
...Kehler's] only concern was whether the team would accept him," Cozza said about Kehler's response to his plea. "I went to the captain and to the rest of the team, and they welcomed him with open arms...
...Yankees should play for them-selves, for the fans. They know what to expect when they choose Steinbrenner for their boss. They accept the big checks and they should accept the big hassles...
...great film. It is not a bad film, but it simply does not achieve the proportions of other '60s time piece films (notably Hair). While the screenplay illustrates Thompson's talent, his direction reduces what might have been a noteworthy film to mediocrity. College students may accept Thompson's version of the Woodstock era, since we weren't there, but it's hard not to think that he isn't just looking back through rose-colored glasses at the good old days when he was trying to avoid the draft and having a great time doing...