Word: offered
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...answer was the status of the offshore islands. Given the military standoff on Quemoy, the U.S. now seemed willing to offer as its bargaining counter neutralization of the Nationalist-held islands along the China coast. Though it would not consider turning the islands over to Communist rule, the U.S. was prepared to contemplate an agreement under wliich Mao would commit himself to leave them alone and Chiang would cease to use them as bases...
...18th century when Syed, heir to the Muscat sultanate, tried to seize the throne, failed, and fled across the Arabian Sea to escape his father's wrath. Gwadar at that time belonged to the Khan of Kalat, who welcomed Syed in princely fashion and made him a handsome offer. "You can have the revenues of as much land as you can see," declared the Khan. The wily Syed shinned up the tallest date palm in sight and laid claim to everything on the horizon. Syed later made peace with his father, whom he succeeded. But he continued to collect...
Todd's steamy vis-a-vis (Juliette Greco) has abandoned her profession in her home town to better herself as the hired partner of a would-be bushland farmer. The crocodiles carry him off before he can plant a single bean row, but Todd shows up, ready to offer her "anything that Harry did"; he even slips a wedding ring on her finger, by way of keeping the territorial priest happy. With the help of native labor, a rich tobacco crop springs from the land, and Actress Greco gets noticeably productive herself. But the natives...
...relieved that the showdown was set, promised to sign only the kind of contract that would be fair to its stockholders and customers as well as its workers, "whether it comes before or after the deadline." At week's end Ford said that it would make a new offer to the union...
...Crimson opening-night band, and the Tulla's groups were almost completely from Harvard. These nights at the Coffee Grinder were open sessions where anyone who wanted could play. They used to split half the take, and each man made maybe a dollar a night. "The Crimson offer meant a lot more bread, so we decided to grab...