Word: broking
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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From the U.S. came a warning of military force, from Iran an appeal to mob violence. Such violence broke out from Turkey to India, most seriously in Pakistan, where the first American blood was shed. And by this time Iran's fire-eating Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini had become so extreme, so demagogic, so streaked with irrationality that serious diplomats wondered how the breach could be repaired. "This is not a struggle between the United States and Iran," Khomeini declared. "It is a struggle between Islam and the infidels." He repeatedly threatened that the 49 American hostages held in the captured...
...that Harvard (now 1-2 in ECAC play) didn't make it a contest--in fact, the Crimson battled back from a 2-0 deficit to knot the score, 2-2, at one point. But the favored Friars kept a territorial advantage throughout and broke the game wide open with three rapid-fire man-up goals in the second period...
...definitely broke our concentration, but that's not an excuse for losing," Laforet added...
Matos said the people of Cuba were promised a democratic revolution and Castro broke that promise. "If Castro had chosen the democratic way, his power would have lasted four, five, perhaps six years and then he would have had to step down to another leader. The temptation was simply too large for someone who loves power," Matos said...
Three years ago, freshmen in the Class of '80 broke a boycott that had been in effect since founding of the CRR. The freshmen joined the committee to reform...