Word: controllable
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Thus the operative phrase in Carter's press conference was his vow to pursue a "peaceful solution." Accordingly, the U.S. filed suit against Iran in the International Court of Justice at The Hague, asking that Tehran be ordered to free the hostages and return the embassy to U.S. control. The court can adjudicate disputes between nations under a 1961 convention that was signed by both the U.S. and Iran. Court President Sir Humphrey Waldock summoned the 15 judges to a hearing next Monday. He also asked Iran to send a representative. Nonetheless, the suit was largely a symbolic gesture...
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...second period opened very much like the first, as Harvard's Tom Carr slapped in his second goal of the night at 0:57. The Crimson continued its control, finishing the period with a 7-4 lead...
...Crimson scored first in the third period and seemed to be taking control of the game, but a fight that broke out at 3:58 sent two players from each team into the penalty box and seemed to spark the flagging Terriers, who scored two goals in six seconds...
...this proposal come from two ordinary legislators, there'd be nothing to worry about. But Long and Ullman control the most important committees in Congress. If they succeed in pushing their VAT through Congress, Americans will pay a regressive "hidden sales tax" which forces lower and middle income people to contribute far more than their share to a government dominated by the interests of Big Business...