Word: lift
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...many cases, at least part of these military forces must come from the U.S. We are the sole provider of certain types of military endeavors, notably quick reaction attacks and air and sea lift operations. Playing the role of a superpower at the new U.N. will involve significant, sometimes open-ended commitments of military force...
Likewise, President Clinton has waffled on the gays in the military issue since his inauguration--the day that, according to his campaign promises, he would lift the ban by executive order...
...Harvard water polo team needed a lift after their tough loss to Brown last Thursday, they got one last night against...
...real muscle fans, the Cirque offers the Lorador brothers, yet another family devoted to getting into awkward positions. These two Portuguese gargantuans appear onstage in green leather tank tops and lift each other onto and off a wooden table. Although it's a little painful to watch them sweat and grunt through the act, the number does present an impressive showcase of original places to put the various parts of the human body...
Bosnian Muslim President Alija Izetbegovic flew to Washington to ask President Clinton to set a deadline for the use of force if Bosnian Serbs do not lift their siege of Sarajevo. Instead, President Clinton advised him to head back to the bargaining table with Bosnian Serbs and Croats; Clinton said the U.S. will not intervene militarily, though U.S. troops could help monitor a peace agreement, if Congress approved. Back in the Balkans, one big surprise: Bosnian Croats admitted what the Muslims have long been claiming -- that conditions for Croat-held Muslim prisoners are inhumane...