Word: pre
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Once the mutual defense treaty is abrogated, Taiwan still has two conceivable military options: alliance with the Soviet Union, or development of a nuclear deterrent. Both have obvious drawbacks, and either could provoke Peking into pre-emptive military action. Yet the prospect is not for a military solution but for a war of nerves, of feints and harassments, always combined with suggestions of surrender. Said a Taiwan diplomat: "We just have to stay where we are come hell or high water. We have no option...
...ally attacked by Israel. Charged Lavie: "This neutralizes the peace treaty of its real and meaningful essence. If this is accepted, we will not have peace with Egypt." There was concern, for instance, that Syria could mass troops threateningly on Israel's border in order to provoke an Israeli pre-emptive attack, thereby giving Cairo an excuse to join in a war against Israel...
...seemed the natural choice to play the lyricist to Actor Robert Klein's songwriter in Neil Simon's new play, They're Playing Our Song. So Simon said after trying out 300 other actresses for the role. The critics agreed when the comedy opened a pre-Broadway run in Los Angeles. Mother agreed too. Said Ball: "It's very proud-making. I enjoyed it so much I'm going back for a second performance." She has asked for tickets for a third...
...easygoing pleasure. Yes, the lyrics can turn smarmy, and yes, the mu sic sounds pretty contented. But McCart ney slips in a mickey every now and again (as in Hi, Hi, Hi), and if he is far from a resolute rocker, he has little serious competition as a pre-eminent pop composer...
Usually calm, orderly and above all non-descript, Canadian politics have suddenly been thrust into a volatile pre-election period that promises to realign Canada's traditional political balance. Faced with increasingly severe economic and political challenges, Canadian labor is beginning to forge tighter cooperative links with its old political ally, the New Democratic Party (NDP), as it prepares to deal with the increasing polarization of Canadian politics. But despite the severity of Canada's problems, the labor-NDP alliance is itself weak and encumbered with many difficulties...