Word: furnishes
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Given Khomeini's hint, the U.N. initiative might be revived, but it remained unclear what visitors the militants would permit. They allowed three American clergymen to hold Easter services for some of the hostages, but they feared that emotional reunions between the hostages and their families might furnish propaganda for the U.S. At week's end the Iranian government was trying to make arrangements for visits by the International Red Cross...
...admissions committee, alumni, and the coaches have tried to develop a method in the face of the swelling madness, experiences of Harvard varsity athletes furnish a patchwork of no particular pattern. Crimson soccer forward Mauro K. Sarmiento '82 of Buenos Aires, for instances, one of the squad's leading goal scorers the last two seasons, says he had no idea about what sort of athletic program Harvard offered. "In fact, I wrote to the athletic department after I was accepted and received no response," he adds...
...expressions of official good will scarcely hid the mutual suspicions that still threaten to disturb the new official peace between Egypt and Israel. Even last week there were ruffled feelings over Washington's announcement that it would furnish Cairo with an impressive array of sophisticated weapons, including 40 F-16 fighter jets and 250 M-60 tanks. The U.S. also agreed in principle to sell Egypt an unspecified number of F-15s, the most advanced fighters in the West's arsenal...
Because the number of colleges with honor codes has declined in recent years, Sanford said, "the achievement at Duke will furnish national leadership...
...Reports Albert Sindlinger, the public opinion pollster: "Before 1972, the practice was that if you wanted something you would build up your savings, usually for a down payment, then go into debt for the rest. But exploding inflation has changed all that. Whereas their parents took ten years to furnish their homes, today's young people do it in two weeks." Adds Stan Benson, a Los Angeles consumer credit counselor: "It is not unusual to see a 26-year-old come in here already $10,000 to $12,000 in debt, with an average take-home...