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Word: obey (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Paris argues that since it has long sought such a parley, it is actually giving Saddam nothing new. Washington sees it differently. Says French President Francois Mitterrand: "I respect Mr. Bush, but I do not feel myself to be in the position of a second-class private obliged to obey his commander in chief...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Last Gasps on the Negotiation Trail | 1/21/1991 | See Source »

Robyn Fass '91, Heather K. Love '91, and Elizabeth C. Willauer '92 were charged with failure to obey a police officer. Peter J. karafiol '92, Michael Rosefeld '92, and Peter Yeomans '91 were charged with disorderly conduct...

Author: By Joshua A. Gerstein, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Police Arrest 65 Activists For Blocking Highways | 1/16/1991 | See Source »

...assignment signals John Paul's renewed trust in the Jesuit order, which was founded with a special mandate to obey missions assigned by the Pope. The Eastern mission has particular significance for the society right now, since the Jesuits are marking this year's 450th anniversary of their founding and the impending 500th anniversary of the birth of the society's canonized creator, the Basque nobleman Ignatius of Loyola...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Making Up with the Jesuits | 12/3/1990 | See Source »

...only drive in traffic and obey the rules because the cop is watching you or because you know the rules say you shouldn't do that and that's what you believe...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: Is This a Layup Drill or What? | 11/27/1990 | See Source »

...there will be strong pressures driving the center and the republics toward compromise. Neither seems able to overcome the other economically; the republics can probably no more get the managers of state enterprises to obey their commands than Gorbachev can enforce his decrees. Yeltsin and his aides proclaim continued readiness to join Gorbachev in some kind of coalition government of "national trust" to guide the Union through the wrenching transition to a market economy. The Yeltsinites insist, however, that any coalition must drop Prime Minister Nikolai Ryzhkov. So far, Gorbachev has shown no disposition to dump...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soviet Union Time of Troubles | 11/12/1990 | See Source »

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