Word: cedes
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...University has chosen to cede authority over key card access to the house masters. However the administration could declare a College-wide policy that would apply to all the houses, the same way they presently do for many other things such as regulations for parties or mandatory tutor meetings...
...will siphon capital from BET's planned expansion. On the other hand, since he has essentially put the company up for sale, a failure to raise the bid might tempt deep-pocketed media giants like NBC or Disney to make a bid. Johnson is adamant that he won't cede control. Says he: "I will not give up my stake. Never. Why should I, when I can make this company grow so much larger...
...next day Netanyahu's government announced it would cede no more territory to the Palestinians unless Arafat crushed Hamas. "We can't have a situation in which we are asked to hand over more land at a time when they are not fighting terror," the Prime Minister said. He also threatened to hunt down Hamas operatives in Arafat's jurisdiction, even if that violates the accords. After the bombing, military commanders shuttled to Netanyahu's office, stirring speculation that they were reviewing contingency plans for such raids...
...owners for encroaching locations. "We've made some mistakes in our desire to create a leadership tradition in particular trading areas," says Greenberg. The company has scaled back its expansion plans. But he is not apologizing: "We have an enormous lead in convenience, and we are not going to cede...
...suggest that Kinshasa may fall to Kabilwith very little struggle. Diplomats hope that Mobutu's exit will pave the way for a bloodless transfer of power to Kabila. Mobutu had vowed that he would die before being declared the ex-president of Zaire, and to the last refused to cede authority to the rebel leader. Instead, the resignation was vague at best. Government information minister Kin-Kiey Mulumba said that Mobutu was giving up his presidential powers, transferring the symbolic title of head of state to the newly elected parliament speaker, Archbishop Laurent Monsengwo. "He reigns but does not govern...