Word: defend
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Panama Canal was given away for fear the U.S. Army couldn't defend it against rebels, but these same old goats are going to stop the Soviet army in Cuba...
...adults who have not had their basic premises offended, and therefore have not examined them, in too long." I don't know any adults -myself included-who don't have their basic premises offended nearly every day, and aren't constantly being called to reexamine, defend or reject them. Where in the world are these sheltered adults about whom Schickel speaks? Monty Python is so funny I will probably see the movie anyway...
...have not taken up arms for some obscure reason, but to defend our freedom and existence in our country, at a time when the Western powers do not object to our destruction if it will keep the Arabs happy and the oil flowing...
Says Political Scientist Jorge Bustamante: "We know we own the oil, and we are ready to defend it with our lives. But it has not touched our lives as yet." Just how much oil wealth will affect the average Mexican is uncertain. One worry is to what extent endemic corruption will siphon off some of those billions. Another is whether López Portillo's ambitious dreams of industrialization will really benefit the impoverished millions desperate for work, social services, or both. The 600,000 jobs promised by López Portillo, to cite one example, are 200,000 fewer than...
...college racing has produced many fine sailors during the years, including 1978 graduate Laura Brown, who was named the outstanding woman athlete of 1978 by the Radcliffe Alumni Association. Russell Long, a 1977 graduate and former team member, will be skippering in a race to determine who will defend the America's Cup next year. Harvard has had four All-American sailors in the past five years and has more members of the Sailing Hall of Fame than any other college...