Word: halt
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...late 1950s, Sakharov grew deeply concerned about the dangers of atomic fallout. Several times he attempted to use his prestige to halt Soviet nuclear testing. Recalling Sakharov's personal appeals against the atmospheric explosions, Nikita Khrushchev described the nuclear physicist in his memoirs as a "crystal of morality." When his behind-the-scenes lobbying turned to open criticism of the regime, Sakharov was fired from the nuclear program. "The atomic issue was a natural path into political issues," he explained...
...halt the exodus, the Saatchis divided their advertising empire into two separate international networks. Backer & Spielvogel was merged with Ted Bates, while Dancer Fitzgerald Sample and Compton were combined to form Saatchi & Saatchi Worldwide. Says Carl Spielvogel, chairman of the merged Backer Spielvogel Bates network: "We don't cooperate with the other network in any way. We compete for the same clients." Simultaneously, lesser Saatchi- owned agencies were arranged in smaller groups...
...Cristiani's seven-month- old government and a condemnation of the recent offensive launched by its leftist opponents, the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front. Ortega's signature was particularly critical, since he has been accused of arming the F.M.L.N. In exchange, Ortega secured a clause urging the U.S. to halt its support of the Nicaraguan contras and to turn over all money earmarked for them to an international commission...
Ozone Depletion. Next April, representatives from scores of countries will meet in London to complete the agreement to phase out CFC production by the year 2000. But unless all major nations accept the ban, efforts to halt ozone depletion may prove fruitless...
Ever since Iraq credited its use of medium-range missiles against Iran with bringing a halt to the gulf war in 1988, the regime of President Saddam Hussein has relentlessly pursued high-tech advances in its military hardware...