Word: exert
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...gist of Brezhnev's message, says Hammer, was this: "If the Russians had guarantees that the U.S. and neighboring countries would exert their influence to see that there was no interference in the internal affairs of Afghanistan, and above all, if the U.S. would assure that the arms it is sending to Pakistan would be used only for defensive purposes, then the Soviet troops would be withdrawn." Most of the time Brezhnev read from a prepared text, but he broke off from time to time for more candid remarks. Said Hammer: "He felt that the accusations that the Soviets...
...most important change in my wrestling style was learning to use leg moves," Mason said recently. "With the time restrictions on working out, you need moves which allow you to rest while maintaining control, and at the same time force the other person to exert himself. Leg-riding is the easy...
...better for the U.S. not to exert economic pressures and to keep Afghanistan a Soviet problem, Roger Fisher, Williston Professor of Law, said yesterday...
...flag burned on the streets of Tehran, or misused by embassy attackers to carry trash, has jolted the nation out of its self-doubting "Viet Nam syndrome." Worries about America's ability to influence events abroad are giving way to anger about impotence; the country now seems willing to exert its power. But how can that power be brought to bear against an opponent immune to the usual forms of diplomatic, economic and even military pressure, and how can it be refined to deal with others in the Third World who might rise to follow Khomeini's example? That...