Word: lift
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Babson was Harvard's first opponent, and it really made a great stepping stone for the Crimson. As in, Babson was a small, insignificant footstool that Harvard could use to lift itself to greater heights...
...European Union today lifted an 8-year weapons sales embargo againstSyria-- a move that Israel immediately called a mistake. Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels voted unanimously to lift the embargo -- put in place because of Syria's activities sponsoring terrorism. Diplomats said the move reflected the EU's view that Syria no longer supported terrorists. The move is part of a larger Western effort to improve relations with Damascus: Last month, for instance, President Clinton visited Damascus promoting peace efforts. Today, however, Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres said the embargo should remain in place as long as Syria refuses...
Iraqi President SADDAM HUSSEIN may be pleading poverty in his effort to get the U.N. to lift its devastating economic sanctions, but U.S. officials say Saddam has spent approximately $1 billion on palaces and VIP facilities since the Gulf War. One of the most opulent is a palace on Lake Tharthar, about 80 miles northwest of Baghdad, that is said to be five times the size of the White House. When the construction boom is over, the Master Builder of Baghdad, his family and top officials will have roughly 45 getaways, three times the prewar level...
...string of crossover endorsements gave the White House some badly needed cheer. Clinton aides made hopeful claims that they might reduce Democratic losses in the Senate by taking over seats in Minnesota and Vermont. Clinton stopped twice in Minnesota last week while crisscrossing the country in an effort to lift Democrat Ann Wynia above Republican Representative Rod Grams...
...dropped itsterritorial claim on Kuwait, which Baghdad has considered its 19th province since the days of the Ottoman Empire. (The British split the two countries in 1961, to Iraq's annoyance.) But the announcement didn't reassure Kuwaitis or attain Iraq's probable goal -- U.S. efforts to lift the crippling, three-year U.N. embargo. White House press secretary Dee Dee Myers called the news "positive" but warned that the U.S. would not help Iraq unless it backs up this announcement by also dismantling itsweapons program, releasing political prisoners and returning property seized from Kuwait.Post your opinion on theInternationalbulletin board...