Word: ceding
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...just an agreement between us and the Governing Council, but I think we all intend to stick to them. There will be a transitional legislature by the end of May. The assembly then will elect a transitional government, which is fully sovereign by the end of June. Once we cede sovereignty, as a matter of law, the occupation ends...
...Montgomery C. Burns, who argued that his fellow Elis should just “let Harvard keep its football and academics [because] Yale will always be first in gentlemanly club life.” Could it be true? Might there be some ground, on any issue, that Harvard should cede to Yale in the debate over which is the greater university? In all fairness, there are some ways in which Yale has it easy. With affordable local real estate and an accomodating city police force, students have a natural supplement to the on-campus social scene. Harvard?...
...real Russell Crowe is not quite Aubrey, the unambiguously heroic fellow he plays in Peter Weir's splendidly bracing sea epic Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. Sometimes, the actor comes off as a brute, a primitive: Crowe Magnon Man. So we gladly cede to others the honor of carousing or canoodling with him. We might lock up our daughters at his approach. We would not care to be within striking distance of his coiled wrath...
...Arafat is expected to name this week as the new Prime Minister, Ahmed Qurie, might get off to a better start. Senior Palestinian security officials tell TIME Qurie will demand full control of all 12 Palestinian security services. Under pressure from Egypt and the U.S., Arafat just might cede it, officials close to Qurie believe. If that happens, Sharon could be forced to reconsider Yaalon's unsolicited advice. --By Matt Rees, Aharon Klein and Jamil Hamad
...Prime Minister this week, Ahmed Qurie, might get off to a better start. Senior Palestinian security officials tell Time that Qurie will demand full control of all 12 Palestinian security services. Under pressure from Egypt and the U.S., officials close to Qurie believe, Arafat just might cede control. If that happens, Sharon could be forced to reconsider Yaalon's unsolicited advice...