Word: bending
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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That arrangement could be considered a "transitional plan," Dayan indicated, and at the end of five years the basic question of sovereignty could be open for negotiation. Following his successful tour of the U.S., Begin may feel he is in a better position to bend a little on negotiations, even enough to get them started again...
George V was succeeded by Edward VIII, who went around the bend over Mrs. Simpson and very nearly wrecked the monarchy. In came his brother George VI-much less clever, less charisma, but a very solid person...
...warship. Officially, it is classified as a destroyer, but its 7,000-ton displacement is more than three times that of a World War II Fletcher-class destroyer. One deck below the bridge on this modern ship, inside the dimly lit combat information center, highly trained specialists bend over computer consoles that monitor the sonar and radar and control the guns, torpedoes and antisubmarine weapons. The 5-in. cannons fore and aft are fired by two men sitting at a console rather than by eleven World War II sailors scrambling with cradles...
With a power ten under the bridge marking the bend in the river at 700 meters, Harvard broke the race open. They continued running at a fearsome pace as Penn, in the words of Crimson cox Jeff Rothstein...
...birds. He has failed to develop a passion for chocolate mousse despite exposure to such dishes at state dinners. He carefully monitors his allergies, skirting Swiss cheese, lima beans and hops (Billy has no such trouble). He works hard at being a father and insists that the presidential schedule bend around Amy's violin recitals and special school days...