Word: attacking
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Zambia is particularly vulnerable to Rhodesian attack and President Kenneth Kaunda has approached the U.S. about buying defensive weapons, but was turned down. He is already getting missiles from the Soviet Union and artillery and air force training from China, and the chances are he will soon be asking them for more. With both sides in the Rhodesian dispute so jittery, the prospect is for an acceleration in the fighting...
...advancing Tanzanians were trying to overtake Amin's retreating soldiers and then leave them to villagers, who would attack them with sticks and machetes. In turn, Amin's panicked forces carried out reprisal massacres of civilians in several towns...
Thatcher on the attack...
...SENSIBLE WAY to encourage conservation is to attack the causes of high consumption: for instance, uninsulated homes and offices, huge investments in highway systems, and utility rate structures that reward large energy consumers. Higher prices have proven themselves an ineffective and costly method of forcing conservation...
Bridgewater shifted to a man-to-man defense for the second half and saved the Crimson a little bit of trouble. Once they adjusted, Harvard had little trouble penetrating into scoring range. The Harvard defense made all the right connections and led the attack well, as they racked up another five goals on the way to slaughter...