Word: dismay
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Egyptians appear to share the European dismay that the U.S. has not done more to push Israel toward compromise. Since the last round of autonomy negotiations ended in the Tel Aviv suburb of Herzlia two weeks ago, Cairo's negotiators have grumbled about the timid conceptual approach adopted by the U.S. at the bargaining table. Despite his valiant efforts to find common ground between the two sides, U.S. Special Middle East Ambassador Sol Linowitz has been criticized in Cairo for failing to rise above an arbitrator's role and assume a more forceful position in the negotiations...
...Jordanian command organization to supervise the Palestinians while their commandos move through Jordan. This means Jordan would permit P.L.O. guerrilla operations-provided that Amman is notified in advance and that the attacks are mounted inside the West Bank. Such a Jordanian decision would reflect both King Hussein's dismay over the state of U.S.-Jordanian relations, which he said last month were the poorest since he assumed the throne 27 years ago, and his conviction that the autonomy negotiations are at a dead...
...recent article on the Student Assembly sponsored concert this coming weekend, Mark Urfirer expresses his dismay and surprise at the lack of student interest in the event. While I share his dismay, believing too that a regular rock venue at Harvard would be a valuable asset, I do not, however, share his surprise...
BLACK AT YALE is not, however, a condemnation of Black students at Yale, but is instead a serious and balanced study of their role in society. While some people express dismay, others are hopeful. "These are the ones that's going to speak up for us," one Black man says. Others believe that the Black students at Yale will advance and help other Blacks. Rivers is upset, but not bitter; he wants more Blacks to wake up and he hopes they will. A student interviewed at the outset of the movie feels similarly; he has reservations but believes that what...
Sharp U.S. dismay with the allies began to mount when Washington reluctantly concluded that tough measures were becoming necessary because the Iranian moderates either would not or could not secure the release of the American hostages. Typical of the disheartening news from Iran was the report the White House received last week that the Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini was not planning to release the hostages until, after the U.S. elections in November. In a note at the end of March, Carter requested the allies to make public statements and use their diplomats in Tehran to pressure the Iranians. Says a White...