Word: cedes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...government responded to the electoral rout with pledges to transfer power to a civilian government. But the timing remained vague, and the future role of the military was anything but clear. Although junta leader General Saw Maung announced that he would cede control "to the largest party," there were enough caveats to leave the opposition sleepless. First a constitution must be drafted, a process that diplomats warn could take as long as three years. And, Saw Maung cautioned, whoever threatens the protection of "national unity will not be tolerated...
...choice facing Lenin is stark: cede large territories that seem naturally part of his country, or face all-out war without being sure his army is able or willing to fight. At first he is alone in seeking peace; at the end the ballot is almost unanimous. Lenin's mood is not triumphal but exhausted, almost embittered. The last line is "I don't want you to believe me. I want you to understand me." For Soviets that is a haunting answer to the years when blind faith was obligatory. For Americans it is a sorrowful reminder that any leader...
...does San Diego cede them so much prominence? One theory is that in the Sunbelt perhaps more than other places, power is there for the taking. Says San Diego Tribune editor Neil Morgan, an insightful observer of the city: "Relatively few people really want positions of leadership here. They came here for the climate, for opportunity, for all those beautiful beaches -- not to assume responsibility...
...Cormier wasn't willing to throw in the towel and cede the Ivy League race to the Tigers. When asked if he felt there was any team that could catch Princeton, he named...