Word: fait
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...when protesters delivered the petition to Jewett, even the dean and the house masters were quick to say that the plan was already a fait accompli...
...transaction is still not a fait accompli: Eastern's unions immediately threatened to block the deal in court. Though Trump promised that shuttle employees would be "well taken care of," the rest of the workers fear that the sale of the profitable shuttle is just the first stage in the dismantling of the Eastern empire. If it goes through, it is certainly the latest conquest for the Trump empire. By announcing his acquisition in the Grand Ballroom of New York's landmark Plaza Hotel (another recent purchase), Trump reminded his audience that when it comes to collecting varied treasures...
...heavily traveled routes from New York to Boston, Washington, and Florida cities. While the Justice Department is studying the deal, other airlines could come forward to top Texas Air's bid. Says Robert Joedicke, an airline analyst for the Shearson Lehman Bros. investment firm: "The merger is not a fait accompli yet. A lot of things can happen...
...order founded in France in 1641 as Sisters of the Refuge to shelter banished women. The order was renamed and internationalized in 1835 under the leadership of Mother, later Saint, Maria Euphrasia, who emphasized gratitude as the basis of the order's faith and works. "Vous avez un coeur fait pour aimer, fait pour etre reconnaissant." (You have a heart created to love and to be grateful.) Theologically, the tenet of gratitude is seen as the opposite of original sin because it grasps God as the source of all that is good. Mary Paul translates this idea into appreciation...
...costly to penetrate the blockade imposed by Kennedy or defend their ships. Vladimir Buzykin, head of the Latin American Department of the Foreign Ministry, told me that there was no contingency plan in the event the Cuban operation failed. By establishing the quarantine, Kennedy had presented Khrushchev with a fait accompli instead of the other way around...