Word: hold
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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First Law of Wing Walking. Never leave hold of what you've got until you've got hold of something else.−Georgetown University Graduate Dean Donald Herzberg
...seriously expected that the coalition of disparate forces that backed Khomeini's revolution would hold solidly together for very long. But neither was it expected that the Marxists, well disciplined and well armed, would emerge so soon as a challenge to Iran's provisional government. It was plain from the beginning that the Marxists had aims that differed sharply from those of the fervent Shi'ite mullahs and their followers. But the speed and efficiency with which the Marxists moved last week raised serious questions about the ability of Khomeini and Bazargan to hold on to the reins of revolution...
...week's end a shaky cease-fire arranged by the French had taken hold. Malloum was reportedly holed up in a bunker at Ndjamena airport, where French troops were standing guard. At least four French citizens and a pilot for an American oil company had been killed in the fighting. Some 4,000 white residents, including many of the 230 Americans in Chad, hastened to the airport to board evacuation flights...
...hold our own or better against any team there--everyone's looking forward to it," she added...
Movie-- "I Want To Hold Your Hand," see Friday...