Word: lose
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Israeli Premier has not been doing much to bring it about. Sadat could not possibly afford to appear to be selling out the other Arabs; to do so would be to lose the vital financial support he receives from Saudi Arabia and the other oil-rich states (to the tune of $2 billion to $4 billion a year). Sadat could take such action only if the P.L.O. and the other Arabs dealt themselves out, but he certainly could not do it at a time when the Israelis, quite apart from refusing to withdraw from the lands they already occupy...
...Palestinians perceive the situation, by charging into Lebanon the Israelis have lost whatever chance they had of gaining Arab recognition beyond what they have already received from Cairo. If Israeli retaliation against Palestinian terrorism grows more ruthless, the Palestinians argue, Jerusalem will gradually lose its remaining Western support...
...common fear among politicians was that without Moro and his gift for compromise, the faction-ridden Christian Democrats could lose their grip at a particularly sensitive moment-"a big body without the brain," as one deputy put it. But the danger threatened not only the Christian Democrats. Said Communist Chief Enrico Berlinguer: "The calculated, determined attack aimed against one of the most eminent figures of our political life marks a moment of extreme national gravity and a danger for the republic." Added Christian Democratic Deputy Luigi Granelli: "The kidnapers have a political goal-that of destabilizing the country." To cope...
...lost, but nothing is won yet." Although the leftist momentum had been arrested, there were a number of constituencies where the second-round election would be decided by the narrowest of margins. "If just a few of our supporters decide to go fishing on March 19, we could still lose," declared a centrist campaign aide. To prevent a diminution of the 29 million first-round turnout, 15 center-right Cabinet ministers stormed the hustings...
...chicanery was the work of three low-level employees who acted without the knowledge of senior executives. Disagreeing, a federal prosecutor accuses Olin of conspiring to "subvert the foreign policy of the U.S." If found guilty. Olin could be fined up to $510,000 and, far more important, lose its license to manufacture arms...