Word: halts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Even so, examples of success can be found. Fighting in the Arab-Israeli war of 1973 was brought to an abrupt halt when Washington and Moscow co-sponsored a U.N. resolution to force the belligerents to accept a cease-fire. For years Arab gulf leaders have cited that demonstration of what can be accomplished when the superpowers work together. It supports their devout belief, they say privately, that the Iran-Iraq war could be stopped if Moscow and Washington decide to stop...
...Popular Front of the 15th of October" seized the government to "halt the restoration of neo-colonialism being undertaken by the traitor to the revolution," the radio said in a broadcast monitored in Abidjan...
...Bernsen ordered the choppers to halt the Iranians' continued seeding of the waters. The strafing resumed until the Iran Ajr was disabled, its stern on fire. Six hours later in the light of dawn the SEALs from the Guadalcanal scrambled up the hull of the crippled ship. They found no one alive. Three bodies had been left behind by the fleeing crewmen amid a scene of destruction caused by the chopper assaults. Windows were shattered and huge gouges pocked the hull and cabin. Offices and other rooms had been ransacked in a hasty effort by the Iranians to destroy papers...
...talk of recession and depression, while unsettling, is probably healthy. Since the biggest crashes occur as a result of surprises, nervous discussion may produce some vitally needed preventive measures. The first priority on nearly everyone's list is to halt the U.S. Government's free- spending ways. This will no doubt bring a more modest standard of living in the short run. But it may help America avoid waking up to find frightening headlines in the morning paper a year or two from...
Wish fulfillment or role model, Cosby's TV family shows no sign of losing its appeal. The star himself may be the one who finally calls a halt to the program's fabulous run. He says he will wrap up the series after just two more seasons, in order to spend more time on other projects. Plans for a third book, on love and marriage, are in the works; so are more feature films. And, of course, the seemingly endless commercials, concerts and other public appearances...