Word: cede
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...truth at Camp David, it was the Palestinian leader who had most reason to be alarmed by Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon. Because for Palestinian militants, both of the Islamist stripe and of his own Fatah organization, the lesson of Lebanon was that Israel could be forced to cede control of occupied territory if it were forced to pay a high enough price. Once Arafat launched a second intifada, it was those militants rather than the aging PLO chairman who claimed the strategic initiative in Palestinian politics...
...date, PSLM has expressed little trust in administration promises of good-faith negotiation. The recommendations of this committee will necessarily be non-binding, as Harvard would never cede its control over wages to an outside group, and the protesters may therefore worry that the committee’s conclusions will be determined in advance or, alternatively, ignored by the administration. The University can help allay this fear by discussing the makeup, agenda and timetable for the committee in advance; though the committee should be assembled within the next few weeks, the schedule of its meetings must accommodate the crucial student...
between the two countries. Both refused to cede the territory, so Fisher worked out an agreement in which Twintza was turned into a de-militarized conservation area, under the sovereignty of Peru. However, Ecuador would own the land like it owned its embassy property in a foreign country...
...stand out from the travel shelf at Barnes and Nobles, but Lonely Planet guidebooks, which come in all colors, are taking up more and more shelf space. And shelf space, a common industry measurement of publishing success, is a crucial area where Let's Go can't afford to cede ground to a relative newcomer...
...unspecified means—to wield policy-making power over the University’s wage structure. The group demanded that the board include workers, union representatives, faculty, members of PSLM, and “an administrator.” It is ludicrous to expect the University to cede permanent control over its wages to an outside board, especially one that enfranchises the members of a voluntary, unelected student group...