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Donovan, however, rumbled on. The Brown freshman started where he left off in the first set, using his strong passing shots to blunt Scott's attacking game. The final score...
...government security forces. The critics say that police, who regularly clash with leftist protesters, seldom appear when right-wing vigilantes are on the prowl and are slow to investigate charges against the groups. "There are right-wing elements of our community ready to be used by the authorities to blunt the edge of liberation forces," says Murphy Morobe, chief spokesman for the United Democratic Front, the national umbrella organization for more than 600 antiapartheid groups. "These vigilantes are no different from the death squads of Latin America...
...admit the tendency to break the ice is often excessive, sometimes manipulative. Persons wanting to share their religious convictions must constantly deal with determining when it is most appropriate to share those beliefs. Often we may err on the tentative side; we are not unstereotyped as erring on the blunt side. Our failings are not a sign of hypocrisy or intentional deceit, but of our human imperfection in attempting divine service. We will continue to err, and we will continue to improve our sensitivity by hearing those like John Thompson voice their feelings when they are offended. I am sorry...
...Corruption is widespread in Pakistan, to be sure, but Zia himself is viewed as a personally honest and religious leader. The general commands respect, if not admiration, from many Pakistanis, and has been able to sustain healthy growth in the country's economy. Last week his backers sought to blunt the effect of Bhutto's return by awarding some political favors. Prime Minister Junejo and Punjab Chief Minister Nawaz Sharif announced that, effective immediately, new land would be granted to rural tenants and urban squatters and the price of cooking oil would be reduced...
Historical experience lends appeasement little credence. However it does not follow that blunt demonstrations of force invariably prove more persuasive. Allied resistance, when it came, did not cause Adolf Hitler to retreat. Years later, demonstrated U.S. resolve did not stem the tide in Southeast Asia. The decisiveness of conventional force rested on its material effect, not its deterrent quality...