Word: defend
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...them as the major obstacle to its unifying the Korean peninsula under Communist rule; on the other, Seoul sees the American presence (although reduced considerably from its 1953 peak of 325,000 men) as both a deterrent to attack and an earnest demonstration of Washington's commitment to defend South Korea in the event of attack...
...Adnan Khashoggi, a wealthy Saudi Arabian entrepreneur, $450,000 designated for two Saudi Arabian generals, Hashim Hashim and Asad Zuhair, who served at different times as chief of the nation's air force. Khashoggi denies the generals were bribed to buy Northrop planes. Nonetheless, Northrop did not defend the payment. Millar apologized last week to the Saudi government "for any embarrassment caused by this matter...
...when Americans joined two world wars, they believed they were fighting not primarily to preserve the integrity of national boundaries but to defend principles by which men could and should live everywhere. They kept alive Lincoln's faith that this nation was destined to be "the last, best hope of earth." They were not talking the language of nationalism when they spoke in American accents of Making the World Safe for Democracy or of Defending the Four Freedoms...
This is not the place to defend either a woman's right to determine the outcome of an unwanted pregnancy in consultation with a physician, or the right of a physician to exercise his best judgement. The Edelin decision and the continued prosecution of other City Hospital doctors are outrages to these rights. It is encouraging that Edelin is appalling the conviction, and that a state law that attempts to duplicate the effects of the decision in Rhode Island has been rejected by the courts. But it is regrettable that such a process of salvaging alienated rights ever...
Harvard holds 17 spots on the 26-man squad and two of its standouts. Vince Vanderpool-Wallace and Mel Embree, are back to defend their winning performances in the meet, which was last held at Soldiers Field...