Word: clearing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...date, we see no clear indication that the government is serious about negotiation," said Sisulu, who urged intensified economic sanctions. "All the utterances are vague...
...relationship between Roosevelt and Marshall was not always easy, as this stylishly written book makes clear. To find out what schemes the sometimes impetuous President was cooking up with Winston Churchill, Marshall often had to ask Britain's chief military representative in Washington. He would then protest loudly, putting out a restraining hand that benefited both the President and the country. In his own way each man was a genius without whom the war would have been even longer and more terrible...
...After the public address system lost power, police in squad cars used bullhorns to tell the fans that there would be no game and that they should move slowly toward exits. As they left and looked north, they could see a plume of black smoke rising into an otherwise clear...
...callousness and lack of concern of the Harvard community for the problems which plague our society has never been as clear as it was Thursday night. As one of the wealthiest men in the country was welcomed in high style by means of an extravagant parade and police escort to the doors of the Harvard Lampoon, crowds of students cheered and clapped. For hours, the Lampoon-sponsored visit of Malcolm Forbes generated excitement, interest and a carnival-like atmosphere for many...
...chess master blamed much of the Soviet Union's problems on Gorbachev. Kasparov, a former backer, said he became disillusioned with the Soviet leader in February when it became clear to him "that Gorbachev only wants perestroika of the system, but the Soviet people want perestroika of the society...