Word: embark
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...slippery slope toward a military confrontation." Eizenstat said he was worried about a disruption in world oil supplies if other Persian Gulf countries reacted to U.S. military moves by cutting oil shipments to the West. Insisted Jordan: "'The President has made no decision, not even a tentative one, to embark on such a course." When news of the dissension leaked out, Brzezinski was furious, terming such disclosures "a sickening business...
Confusion rather than confidence greeted the changeover, which was actually authorized by the Knesset as far back as 1969. Fearful that the new shekels would depreciate as rapidly as the old pounds, Israelis rejected Hurvitz's pleas not to embark on "a buying spree" and converged on Arab money-changers in Israel to convert the new currency into American dollars, British sterling and even Jordanian dinars...
March 7, 1975: Under the tutelage of Ray Essick, the men's swimming team prepares to embark upon their annual journey to the Eastern championships with yet another undefeated season under their belt. Foregoing any of the dual meet stunts of shaving-down or even psyching-up that the Harvard team and their competitors have been employing this season, the team of yesteryear relied upon raw talent, pure and simple, for its successes. Training was much less intense back then for the likes of George Keim, Ted Fullerton, or Hess Yntema (who at one time was ranked...
...Chinese backing. China represents one of the two strategic obsessions of the Soviet Union; the other is upheaval in Eastern Europe. Many sophisticated Russians believe war with their largest and most unfriendly neighbor is inevitable. The fear of China was one of the main incentives for Leonid Brezhnev to embark upon a policy of détente with the West. He did not want to wage cold wars-with the ever-present threat of hot ones-on two fronts. One reason why détente has all but failed is that the Soviets believe the Carter Administration is rushing headlong...