Word: let
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...mayor of Bethlehem said in his pre-Christmas truce proposal, "Jews and Arabs are destined to live in this country together forever. Let's follow the wisdom of Solomon the Great. Israel is to have its part and the Palestinians to have their part of the Holyland...
Dukakis said the uncertainty about state finances may also delay the recent tradition of having the Legislature vote on a local aid resolution in late February to let cities and towns know how much aid they can count on before the municipal budgeting season begins...
...That task is to be a highly visible and articulate disturber of the complacent and the comfortable. Already Bennett has been on the phone to enlist the like-minded energy of HUD Secretary-designate Jack Kemp, saying, "You've got public housing, the K mart of drugs. Let's clean...
...truth is that Florence almost did not let the archaeologists excavate the site. The ruins were discovered in 1974, but the city argued over courses of action for more than a decade. Finally, archaeologists won permission for a three-year dig, funded with some $3 million from the Ministry of Cultural Affairs. The deadline for completion is November 1989, when the city must repave the square for the onslaught of 1990 World Cup soccer fans. As a result, bits and pieces of Florence's past are visible for a month, or sometimes only weeks, then are re-covered with sand...
...West German officials stoutly denied the charges when the country's own intelligence agency had offered them evidence of Imhausen-Chemie's complicity as early as last October. Whatever the reason for Bonn's foot-dragging, the U.S. welcomed the change of tune. "The objective now is to let the Germans climb down without further embarrassment," said a senior White House official. "We want to prevent further shipment of German equipment and further participation of German personnel. We're persuaded that without them the plant will never go into production...