Word: exertion
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...result is a stunning quandary: the autocratic, authoritarian leadership of Arafat may be the only hope for peace, if he is able to exert control over his entire population, while popular support seems to lie more and more with Hamas and the other extremist groups...
TIME: So it's all America's fault? Moussa: I wouldn't say so, but since America is the most powerful country, the only superpower, it is more responsible than others. Everybody looks to America to intervene, achieve peace, exert pressure, convince governments to do this or that...
...despite the need to exert pressure for peace, the campaign against terrorism should not compromise America’s close relations with Israel. The coming war will require the Bush administration to make compromises. It will have to choose between old friends and new partners, work through old enmities, and give U.S. support to nations and groups who may have views of Israel vastly different from our own. The U.S. must not, however, push ahead at the expense of its closest allies. The coming war on terror is one that Israel has been forced to fight for years...
...youngest members of a hierarchical system. The seniors, all of whom are considered prefects, sit on top. Each dorm has ample time for its members to interact within this system, as boarders are left more or less unsupervised after the 10 p.m. curfew. Frequently, prefects like to exert their authority by engaging in typical hazing, as John A. Roberts 02 calls...
...Council of Jews in Germany, took the unusual step of publishing a statement that reflected the organization's growing willingness to speak out on behalf of the Israeli cause. Writing in the newspaper Bild am Sonntag, he "exhorted Germany and its government to remain at Israel's side and exert itself even more actively for peace...