Word: paces
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...This week you should do your sightseeing," suggested United Nations Mediator Diego Cordovez to journalists gathered in Geneva last week. That advice was the first sign that the pace had slowed in what was to be the final round of talks aimed at settling Afghanistan's eight-year-old civil war. Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev had set March 15 as the target date for concluding the negotiations, promising that if it was met, Moscow would begin withdrawing its 115,000-member army of occupation from Afghanistan by May 15. Yet last week key negotiators, including Pakistani Minister of State Zain...
...results "cannot be easily generalized" because those studied were not representative of the population at large. Despite this disclaimer, they conclude, "the AIDS virus has certainly established a beachhead in the ranks of heterosexuals, and . . . the rate of spread among heterosexuals will now begin to escalate at a frightening pace...
...shortage puts Panama' s strongman in a painful squeeze. While he easily rides out street protests, the general may step aside if Washington drops drug charges. -- Besieged by critics, Israel' s Prime Minister Shamir prepares to visit Washington. -- The pace slows in Afghan peace talks, but a settlement is still in sight. -- Welcome to Medellin, the cocaine capital of the world...
Because of concern that its findings may be politicized if they are leaked before the November elections, the commission will proceed at a rather stately pace. A limited staff and the commission members' busy schedules will also slow progress. Cynics point out that the time frame for deliberations will excuse this Congress and President from making any difficult decisions in an election year...
...public service organization must lower its expenditures from $58,000 to $24,000, said Truong. The group's small endowment cannot generate enough funding now to keep pace with its expansion, he said...