Word: buffer
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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WHEN IT'S 92 in the shade it's a dangerous time. Hot, sweltering, no relief until nightfall. Most of life's social niceties and buffer zones have boiled off and what is left is raw will. Thomas McGuane's latest book contains two raw wills, lying as crisp and on edge as dry leaves, ready to burst into flames the moment pressure is magnified. But these particular wills belong to two people who thoroughly know their principles and their capacity for deliberate action. When the collision comes they summon up with heroic energy the grace to die well...
...that the Soviets would go along with his proposal. Anxious Security Council delegates, who had been listening to Kissinger's press conference over transistor radios or watching it on TV, quickly accepted his proposed amendment. Altogether, a force of 7,000 men was authorized to serve as a buffer between Israeli and Egyptian armies...
...that the peace-keeping force be geographically equitable and not limited to NATO nations. The resolution passed, and at week's end 900 U.N. peace-keepers on Cyprus were being airlifted to Egypt. Two hundred Finns among them were immediately rushed to the city of Suez as a buffer...
...served with distinction in fighting against the Egyptians. When he returns to civilian life, Sharon is expected to attack Dayan's lack of preparedness and will urge Israel to consolidate its hold on the occupied territories. He and other Likud candidates will stress the strategic importance of a buffer zone to protect Israeli population centers from future surprise attacks...
...SINAI PENINSULA. There is no real reason why this 23,440-sq. mi. expanse of desert should be a major issue of dispute. Israel says it makes no claim on the land itself, except as a military buffer. One plausible solution would be to return sovereignty to Egypt, but at the same time to demilitarize the Egyptian side of the border between the Sinai and Israel. This border could be perhaps 20 to 30 miles deep, enough territory to keep each side out of artillery or short-range rocket attack from the other...