Word: grabs
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...turned out, though Dag Hammarskjold first called Nasser's move "regrettable," and the Israelis raged. But as with his Suez grab, Nasser had looked to the letter of the law. The fact was that Hammarskjold had always insisted that both sides must comply with the 1949 Egyptian-Israeli armistice agreement, and Nasser had only exercised his right under that agreement to administer Gaza (although he justifies his exclusion of Israeli shipping from the Suez Canal on the grounds that there is in fact no armistice and he is still entitled to exercise a belligerent's rights...
...corporate wife." The men who hire or promote executives are still far more interested in the husband's abilities than in the wife's worth. Said an Atlanta executive: "We need good men so bad they could be married to almost anyone and we'd grab 'em. Of course, we'd prefer that she not use a toothpick, but beyond that she's his problem, not ours." Most corporations hope for some social relationships among executives, but do not try to forge them by selecting wives to fit into a pattern. "I doubt very...
...President Eisenhower once again urged Israel to withdraw, noted that Israel had received "the maximum assurance that it can reasonably expect at this juncture, or that can be reconciled with fairness to others." Meanwhile, the U.S. had answered a bigger question: What if armed Communism tries an overt gunpoint grab in the Middle...
This game opened a crucial week for the varsity, which has league games against Penn and Cornell at home this weekend. If the team can get by Williams tonight, it should then be in good psychological shape to sweep the weekend contests and grab a firm hold on fifth place in the league race...
...explained that the Asians "have bitter memories of bing used as pawns in a power struggle" and that a new policy, renouncing "the old-fashioned principle of smash and grab, is absolutely inescapable...