Word: duress
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...fifth time this year, Colgate kept its opponent below 100 yards rushing. At the half, Harvard had two net rushing yards on 16 carries. Its longest run for the half was five yards, and its longest completion was for nine yards. Wilford, throwing under duress, had nine completions for 51 yards because he did not have the time to go downfield...
...only an important press freedom case," she said. "All of us appreciate the courage that Mark has shown under severe duress...
...contrast, the West's favorite Kosovar politician has substantially dimmed. Ibrahim Rugova, the pacifist leader, was posing for pictures with Milosevic while Thaci and his forces were struggling in the hills. Although most everyone agrees that the Milosevic meetings were conducted under duress, the images hurt Rugova. He still has many loyal followers in the camps of Albania and Macedonia, but he also has no shortage of political enemies...
...structured, Albright got called out. Foreign Minister Lamberto Dini of Italy was phoning with the somewhat surprising news that Milosevic had decided to allow Ibrahim Rugova, the Kosovar Albanian leader, to leave the country. On Serbian TV five weeks ago, Rugova had criticized NATO's bombing, presumably speaking under duress. Albright wanted to make sure that once he arrived in Italy, he would support NATO's position. She dispatched Ambassador Christopher Hill to be there when he landed in Rome...
...worked to counter protests by Operation Rescue, in order to ensure that abortion clinics remain open, and has also helped to escort women into clinics under the duress of abortion opponents' protests...