Word: commitment
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...your stomach after a ground ball has somehow eluded your glove that you were sure was down as far as it could be. You also know the humiliation of having to confront your teammates' accusing glares and the derision of the fans, some of whom kindly suggest you commit suicide as the best solution to your team's fielding problem...
...much of the credit will belong to Sadat. He has unmistakably indicated that he wants a peace settlement, but he has also served notice that Egypt will not return to the Geneva talks without Syria. As one source close to the Egyptian President put it, "Sadat is trying to commit the U.S. not with threats and pressure, but by accepting fully American promises. That puts a heavy responsibility on the American government...
Maoist Rebound. Unless Marcos is willing either to meet some of the Moslems' demands for greater self-rule or to commit most of his 70,000-man armed forces to massive search-and-destroy operations, the insurrection is likely to continue for a long time. So far he has shown little inclination to grant even minimal autonomy to the Moslems...
Sacks did not commit himself to any judgment of the program, saying, "Nothing definite in terms of appraisal can be made as it's too early." He commented, however, that the general response to the participants was "quite enthusiastic...
...stepped up its mediation efforts with its special emissary Gunnar V. Jarring. Jarring issued a compromise memorandum to both sides: Egypt, he said, should commit herself to a stable peace agreement and Israel should accept in principle the right of the Egyptians to the territories conquered in 1967. Egypt agreed; the Israelis balked...