Word: account
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...representative in Saudi Arabia said, "On no account will the Palestinians accept part of Palestine and call it the Palestinian state, while forfeiting the remaining areas which are called the State of Israel." Arafat keyed in, "The victory march will continue until the Palestinian flag flies in Jerusalem and all of Palestine--from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea." In another speech, Arafat proclaimed, "We shall not rest until the day when we return to our home, and until we destroy Israel...
...computes the yearly increase to bring rents to a "fair market" level and takes into account variations in location, size, utility service and other factors, Kossan said...
...precisely because of humanity's ability to understand morality, reason, and its own existence that it must bear the burden of responsible conduct toward other creatures in this world. Furthermore, the criteria (mentioned above) which are the basis of Sharfstein's unenlightened argument fail to take into account the circumstances which surround many of the issues to which the "animal rights movement" addresses itself; that is based on criteria which are in many respects more relevant to this discussion--the issues of the qualitive capability for significant mental anguish and pain, and the animals' dependence on humans (as a result...
...sensational account from the usually staid Soviet news agency TASS last week read like a Western tabloid: six men had miraculously been found alive in Armenia, 35 long days after an earthquake hit the Soviet republic and killed at least 25,000 people...
...said he and five other men had survived in a small basement by eating pickles and canned goods. Akopyan's tale sparked a full- scale media blitz, and he was featured in news reports worldwide. But the daily Izvestia sensed a hoax and found holes in Akopyan's account; none of the other five "survivors," for example, could be found. At week's end TASS confessed it was unable "to confirm with full certainty the authenticity of the story...