Word: frictioned
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...Administration explained that the decision to let Melekh go fitted in with an Administration policy of trying to eliminate friction between the U.S. and Russia. Secretary of State Dean Rusk said that he recommended dropping the case against Melekh in hope that the move might contribute to "improving our position as regards the protection of United States citizens in the Soviet Union." But the explanations seemed a bit unconvincing. Melekh was a pretty big fish to be let off the hook. Was "his release part of an unrevealed deal with the Russians...
...hard for seasoned diplomats to take the prideful new delegates as seriously as they took themselves, and this made for friction. "The more to the left, the more pompous in manner," complained one Western statesman. "They come with batons, aides and trainbearers. Why, one fellow won't even carry his own speeches...
...first to condemn such distortions of truth. We do not say that there have been no imprudent acts in the ecclesiastical sphere. We acknowledge them. To this end, we propose 1) to remind the priests to cooperate and try to avoid even the slightest cause for friction with the authorities, and 2) to study the government's suggestions very carefully...
...historical causes which are bringing the country to a state of open armed conflict, can be traced back to the Boer War, Tambo stated. But the inherent friction between whites and Africans arose with the accession of the Nationalist Party...
Meyer has effectively changed the texture of Vermont political discussion; he has provided a friction point that the people can use to construct their own opinions. Because no one political attitude has proved infallible, he told a group of voters last weekend, "The important thing is not to be right, but to consider each course of action. Too often Americans see one side of a complex problem. We should try to present them with the other. And I happen to think that history will show that my attitude was the correct...