Word: aims
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...political divisions are so deep that they will not disappear in the wake of the March 28 election. The aim of the balloting was to choose members for a 60-seat assembly that will frame a new civilian constitution for the beleaguered Central American republic, name an interim President and prepare for national presidential elections. Contending factions in the assembly are likely to cause further agonies for the country and more problems for the U.S. as it tries to help stabilize and reform the country. To make matters worse, the 4,000 to 6,000 Marxist-led guerrillas who opposed...
...notion that Israel's aim in the West Bank was "coexistence" was challenged by a number of Arab leaders. Jordan's Crown Prince Hassan said angrily, "This really is the final phase of Israel's efforts to liquidate the Palestinian people," and Jordan's Foreign Minister Marwan el Kassem declared: "The sight of Israeli civilian settlers firing guns into a crowd of unarmed Arab demonstrators can only remind us of the tactics used to drive Palestinians from their homes...
...power in his government. Last week, in a predawn coup, Lieut. General Hossain Mohammed Ershad, 52, army chief of staff, ousted Sattar and in stalled himself as strongman. "I have no political ambition," the general asserted in a radio and television broadcast announcing the takeover. "My whole and sole aim is to re-establish democracy...
Pierre Bergé, partner and protector of Yves Saint Laurent, peeks over the battlements at the enemy force below and, as if panicking, fires off a salvo before he has found his aim. "Give me one piece of clothing, one fashion statement that Armani has made that has truly influenced the world...
From its headquarters in Beirut, the Palestine Liberation Organization (P.L.O.) described the latest Israeli move as the first step in an effort to purge the West Bank of all mayors who, like Tawil, have close ties to the P.L.O. Prime Minister Menachem Begin's ultimate aim, the Palestinians claim, is outright annexation of the territory, which Begin always refers to by its biblical name of Judea and Samaria...