Word: balks
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...briefcase an agreement in principle with North Viet Nam for the shape of a settlement, and his was the unenviable task of selling that settlement to South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu, whose political demise will be an inevitable consequence of the package. However Thieu might balk, Viet Nam seemed closer to the brink of peace than it has been in a decade...
...been betrayed by a brother union, was able to organize only a few growers. Many court battles and union confrontations later, the dust has still not settled. The Teamsters have agreed to turn the lettuce pickers over to the U.F.W. if the growers are willing. But the growers balk at the hiring halls that Chavez insists on; they want to keep the right to choose their own workers...
...students might be lucky enough to find space in an old-style Russian communal apartment, where tenants have their own tiny bedrooms but share bathroom and kitchen facilities. But apartment-mates usually balk at the introduction of an additional, unofficial resident...
...future of the appeal process remains unclear. Hartman may balk at having his case heard by the present committee and opt for legal proceedings immediately. On the other hand, he may repress his objections and elect to wait until the committee reports before possibly going to the courts...
...game against Providence on Saturday, Brayton gave up one run on a balk and allowed another when the Friars bunched the only three hits they got off of him in seven innings. Harvard put together a run with a walk to Mike Thomas, a single by Hal Smith and a grounder to the right side of the infield by Kevin Hampe. Jim Stoekel tied the score with a lead-off home run in the top of the eighth...