Word: lay
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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TIRANA, Albania: Rebels have so far rejected President Sali Berisha's offer of amnesty if they lay down their arms. Instead, insurgents in Albania's southern cities organized self-defense units a nd vowed to continue fighting until Berisha resigns and new elections are called. "Weapons will not be turned in until this problem is solved," said Faud Karaliu, the new police chief in the southern city of Sarande. Civilians, who are enraged over lost life savings in corrupt investment schemes, have commandeered tanks, raided military armories and barricaded the cities of Vlore, Delvine and Sarande against government troops. Berisha...
...multilateral talks aimed at formally ending the Korean War with a firm 'no comment,' saying saying they need more time to consider the prop osal. The daylong New York City summit stopped short of full peace negotiations, but provided the opportunity for the U.S. and South Korean delegations to lay out details of a plan proposed last April by President Clinton and President Kim Young Sam of South Korea to hold peace talks between the two Koreas, China and the United States. Despite North Korea's reluctance, the very fact that its increasingly isolated and insular government agreed to even...
Harvard opened the game on fire. The team's first scoring came when co-captain Jessica Gelman sliced seemingly effortlessly through the defense and bounced a pass to Black for an easy lay-up under the hoop...
...just think our team is awesome," Black said. "They gave me good passes and I had easy lay...
...China's July 1 takeover of Hong Kong could still pose a problem. Courtis optimistically declared that even though Hong Kong's physical and business environment will become more polluted and "the people will be less free," nonetheless, "the goose will get used to a different diet and still lay golden eggs." Garten was not so sure: "The viability of Hong Kong as a financial center depends on an elusive sense of international confidence that could be lost. This relationship between Hong Kong and China will be a roller coaster...