Word: defend
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...State Superior Court ruled last Wednesday that the 20 officers who passed the exam may not hire an attorney to defend their promotions. The court ruled that the 20 officers are already protected by the city's counsel...
...quickness in the midfield makes us hard to defend," Getman said. "The ability to put the ball in goal is definitely our strong point...
...women's ice hockey team is out to defend its Ivy League title, and will get help in that task from Jillian DeSosua of Ontario, Canada, and Sue Culline of Dedham...
...troop garrison in Chad and has provided some $90 million in military aid this year to its former colony, the French have resisted being drawn deeper into the conflict. Defense Minister Andre Giraud expressed "deepest regrets" over the stepped-up fighting, though he declared that France will continue to defend the Chadian capital from attack. Premier Jacques Chirac last week repeated calls for a "negotiated solution" to the war. Though France supports Chadian President Hissene Habre's claim to the Aozou Strip, the Chirac government would prefer to have the issue settled by international arbitration. Chad's African neighbors take...
...opposition to Arroyo solidified last week, after he appeared before the Philippine Congress to defend the government's performance in quelling the last mutiny. Though he had planned to ask Congress to close ranks behind Aquino, Arroyo instead spent three hours berating the military, the Roman Catholic Church and the business community for failing to support her during the uprising. He compared Ramos' spokesman Colonel Honesto Isleta with Joseph Goebbels, Hitler's propagandist. Arroyo said that three of the country's leading businessmen, all longtime Aquino boosters, are guilty of treason for plotting to have him fired. He also attacked...