Word: diminishes
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Heads of Agreement. Until the last moment it looked as if some hitch, some remaining suspicion, might prevent the settlement. But U.S. Ambassador Jefferson Cafferey, acting as honest broker, had done much to diminish mutual mistrust. Besides, Britain was anxious for a settlement. War Secretary Antony Head was flown in from London, given great latitude in negotiating, and told to get a settlement. Both sides began some fast compromising. Finally they initialed what was called a "Heads of Agreement," a new bit of British diplomatic jargon for agreement in principle. It provides that...
...destined," he cried, "to open the way to national salvation and to bring about a revolution in all fields." But Diem's own associates were fast losing their confidence. "We cannot hope to defeat the Viet Minh," said one. "The most we can do is try to diminish their influence." French General Cogny, commander of the Delta, wanted to bring in heavy reinforcements and fight it out. U.S. Major General John W. O'Daniel, head of the U.S. military mission, still believed the war could be won, especially if his plan for U.S.-style training of the Vietnamese...
...recent years various members of the Faculty have claimed that the slightly shorter summer term and the comparative looseness of Summer School admissions requirements have forced instructors to diminish the grading and reading requirements for their summer courses, making them considerably less difficult than the regular term courses...
...Bert L. Vallee, director of the new laboratory, cited the need for more new research centers to diminish the length of time between the discovery of new scientific facts and the recognition of their medical significance...
Neither did he fell that a United Nations security force was the answer. For at present, the political strains between the major powers would prevent this. If you get the necessary improvement in relations, then the need for such a police force would diminish, and the UN action should then be to press for world disarmament...