Word: exert
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...organized by SDS's War Council, failed to get underway at 3 p. m. when none of the speakers showed up. A light rain started and on the suggestion of a girl in the crowd, the demonstrators left the park and marched towards Symphony Hall in an effort to "exert our energies more forcefully...
Nixon's action reflected deep U.S. displeasure with the Soviets over a number of issues. Washington remains disturbed by Russia's role in sneaking missiles into the cease-fire zone along the Suez Canal. The U.S. is also disappointed that Moscow has refused to exert pressure on North Viet Nam and the Viet Cong to be more reasonable at the stalled peace talks in Paris, where Hanoi's Chief Delegate Xuan Thuy last week called Nixon a liar. Washington is especially upset, however, over the case of the captive U.S. generals, whose unarmed Beechcraft blundered off course...
Escape! Few words exert such melodramatic appeal, possibly because every man feels himself some kind of prisoner. As a result, some of the world's best escapist literature has been literature about breakouts...
...Judge Anthony Brazil issued a permanent injunction barring all UFW strike activity, arguing that the matter was a jurisdictional dispute between two unions. Chavez promptly called off the strike and called for the boycott of non-union lettuce, approximately 80 per cent of all available lettuce. Chavez hopes to exert enough pressure on the growers to force them to recognize...
...employee at Widener even said, "I have no right to exert pressure on Harvard...