Word: partiality
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Suárez's first acts was to recommend to the King a partial amnesty that affected some 800 political prisoners (170 more have since been freed or exiled to Western European countries). He engineered the national referendum that paved the way for last week's elections after adroitly maneuvering the old rubber-stamp Cortes into voting itself out of existence by approving a reform bill that provided for a new bicameral parliament. After abolishing the National Movement, Suárez moved to legalize the Communist Party, convinced that the Communists were more of a threat outside the system than in it?...
Both authors chronicle the gradual, and still very partial, relaxation of government policy towards the Arabs. However, it is very clear that even a positive official position--if such were to be initiated--could not alleviate the problem completely. The Jewish population's attitudes remain hostile and suspicious, and social interaction between Jews and Arabs is infrequent. Clearly, normalization of relations is linked to a wider Middle East solution--but even if that is not forthcoming, there is much that the Israeli government and populace can do within Israel to defuse the threat of a hostile, unified Arab minority...
...death, were his "very fine, delicate hands." He had been "a tough, ruthless leader, but it didn't show in his hands." Chairman Mao, Nixon recalled, had a "devilish sense of humor." However, it was apparent in their first meeting that the Chairman had suffered a "partial stroke" and had to be helped around by "these rather pretty Chinese girl aides...
...announced he would not eat until all of his bills were considered. The tall (5 ft. 11 in., 185 Ibs.) legislator lost 34 Ibs. during his first 33 days of fasting, but he won a partial victory; last week legislative committees agreed to assess 22 of his proposals. Said State Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Uher: "I'm setting these bills as fast as I can because I don't want to see Sam dying on us." During a committee meeting, Uher offered Hudson a glazed doughnut, but Hudson-who has consumed only orange juice and water since...
Peck's withdrawal also spelled a partial victory for the 40 Harvard and Radcliffe athletes who last month signed a letter endorsing either of two well-known Harvard administrators for the post because of their commitment to both intercollegiate and intramural athletics...