Word: falterer
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...Israel by Iraq during the war. Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir has no intention of yielding an inch of the occupied territories; he will not even promote his own 1989 plan to hold elections in the territories and then negotiate limited autonomy with the people's choices. If Shamir should falter, he may be brought down by the rightists in the governing Likud coalition who want to annex the territories outright and even transfer most of the 1.7 million Palestinians living there to present-day Jordan...
...goalies Chris Rogles or Phil Comtois playedless than one game between the two of them lastseason. If the untested duo cannot come up big,the Golden Knights will falter...
Oliaro's exploits led the Big Red into a first-place tie with Dartmouth at 4-1 in the league. Unless the Big Green and Big Red falter in their final contests, The Game on November 17 will be played for bragging rights, not a share of the title...
...hard. For Continental, the doubling of fuel prices increased monthly expenses by $80 million. To pass along some of their higher costs, several carriers boosted airfares last week for the third time since August. Still, the higher fuel prices seem certain to intensify airline industry consolidation as weaker companies falter. Continental, which filed for bankruptcy in 1982, narrowly avoided a second reorganization last week when its management decided instead to consider selling planes and other assets. Pan Am meanwhile agreed to sell some of its few remaining crown jewels -- principally its London routes and gates -- to United for $400 million...
...sources of income who lose it, and the furniture becomes their savior," says Harold Sack. But, he adds, "American furniture is not a speculative market. It is a long-term equity investment. People who plan to turn it over in ten years might well be disappointed." While prices could falter if the U.S. economy runs out of steam, most investors are bullish on Early American masterpieces. "When you get a few billionaires competing," says Harold Sack, "$12 million will seem like a bargain...