Word: lift
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...case, the ultimatum is narrowly drawn. It does not authorize air strikes outside the Sarajevo region. The Serbs will not even be required to lift the city's siege. NATO hopes that will happen if the Serbs can no longer use their big guns to offset the Bosnian government's advantage in manpower. But if the Serbs withdraw their artillery while keeping up the sniper fire that has killed many Sarajevans, that would not trigger air strikes. How come? Says U.S. Ambassador to NATO Robert Hunter: "We did not want to create any illusions that this will...
...come of each sex thinking the best of the other, and might see the converse truth: that only bad can come of each one thinking the worst. Tolerance and decency are creative, civilizing traits. A rising standard of expectation -- a mutual hope, a sympathetic mingling of desires -- will lift all boats. Quite a long time ago -- remember? -- we used to fall in love...
...Senate gives Clinton cover to lift the embargo...
Although the Clinton Administration is deliberately vague on timing, a senior White House aide confirmed that the President last week received a recommendation from his top advisers to lift the embargo. Some sources say the President could act as early as this week. When he does move, it will be the biggest step yet in a carefully choreographed pas de deux that the U.S. and Vietnam have been cautiously enacting for the past seven months. Aside from the financial incentives, Hanoi has been keen to reestablish links with the U.S. as a counterweight to the looming influence of China...
...Senate took steps to encourage the end of the 19-year economic embargo against Vietnam, passing a resolution urging the President to lift the ban and allow U.S. businesses to take advantage of Vietnam's growing economy. The White House is expected to do so soon...