Word: obeying
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...President, the author said, made evangelical didacticism a foundation for his foreign policy. Moral principle was something that every nation should not only obey but also insist upon in others. There was, the President felt, an order in human affairs determined by God and perceivable...
...wings and then gently raise his wing to within inches of the Soviet plane, forcing the intruder to turn back. Explains a Norwegian air force colonel: "The Russian pilot knows that the fighter on his tail can blast him to bits if he doesn't obey fast...
...nation treaty and placed under Norwegian sovereignty. Rebuffed, Moscow nonetheless insists on maintaining 3,400 Russians on Spitsbergen (v. 1,000 Norwegians), most of whom are military men disguised as civilians. Under the treaty, their presence on the island is perfectly legal, so long as they obey Norwegian laws. One of their assignments: to discourage Norwegian interest in the Kola Peninsula's military installations...
...instrument of the Franco dictatorship. Across the country, nearly 6,000 candidates, vying for 557 parliamentary seats in the June 15 national election, took to the hustings to test the political preferences of people who for almost two generations had been taught not to choose but to obey...
Second, the boycott could backfire. Stevens will probably try to persuade the public and its workers that the boycott is forcing them to layoff workers and thus is hurting, not helping, employees. The union insists the purpose of the boycott is to pressure the company to obey the law; it is necessary because no other tactic has succeeded. "It was the company that created the conditions of the boycott by making it impossible for us to get fair elections in the first place," says the union's secretary-treasurer...