Word: lest
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...memory as the spirit that animated them flashes in Fonda's eyes. Without raising his voice he gives a bravura performance as he moves from depressed withdrawal to momentary rages, from the struggle to express affection to the struggle not to express it, lest it be mistaken for weakness...
...lest the rivalry become too one-sided, the Bruins reasserted themselves last year and eliminated the Crimson in the tournament semifinals...
...forth hastily to strive, lest thou know...
...Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame...
Weinberger agreed, and over the next few months the Pentagon wrangled with the CIA over exactly what information could and could not be made public. For example, CIA officials vetoed satellite photos and insisted on fudging statistics, lest Moscow learn too much about how well the U.S. gathers its intelligence. The final document thus features full-color artists' renderings of satellite pictures, rounded-off figures, and vague predictions about forthcoming Soviet weaponry. "Every product of the intelligence community is a compromise," explained Weinberger. "Be thankful for small favors...