Word: cedes
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Just four months ago Hu Jintao toured Washington as Chinese leader Jiang Zemin's heir apparent, and it seemed China was preparing for the first smooth political succession in its modern history. But reports have swirled in the months since then that Jiang--once expected to cede his post as Communist Party chief to Hu at the party's congress in November--will instead cling to power, holding on to the party position, as well as that of military chief. Over the summer, Jiang's staff organized a petition campaign in the provinces to get him to stay; suddenly...
...There are ways for the BGLTSA and other organizations that oppose change in ROTC policy not to cede that high ground to him,” he says. “There are [other] ways of being proud of ROTC...
Racists have a tendency to “cede physical superiority” to one group while claiming intellectual superiority for themselves, Campolo said. He urged Americans to work toward the belief that all racial groups have equal intellectual and physical capacities...
...West Bank and Gaza unbearable. But the idea of reproducing in the West Bank and Gaza the strategy successfully employed by Hezbollah to drive Israel out of Lebanon is also wishful thinking - as long as they feel their backs against the wall, the Israelis are unlikely to cede any ground...
...That was the question hanging over Thursday's agreement by the Taliban to cede Kandahar, its last stronghold, to opposition forces. By Friday, it was a moot point as many Taliban fighters simply headed for the hills rather than hand their weapons over to Mullah Naqibullah, a veteran mujahedeen commander of the anti-Soviet war who helped the Taliban to power but later fell out with its leaders. Opposition forces entering the city found no sign of the Taliban?s reclusive leader...