Word: pull
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Britain as a major armed power of the world. Unless the plans are modified in last-minute Cabinet debate before he submits the new budget to Parliament this week, all but token numbers of Britain's military, the builder of its empire and binder of its commonwealth, will pull back into the confines of Europe within 36 months...
...desire for a new self-help alliance was also strong in the Middle East, where a number of oil states-including Iran, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain-learned of plans to pull back Britain's 6,000 troops guarding the Persian Gulf oil route, probably in 1971. Britain even placed its European commitments under review, especially the Rhine Army of 52,000, whose continued presence in West Germany seemed more dependent on German offers to offset costs than anything else. In fact, as Defense Minister Denis Healey watched his establishment mercilessly pared, he must have wondered somewhat whether...
...drew a group of Kirkland House students outside. The seven then field in their car while a group of students--several of them on the track team--ran after them. The car's license plates were covered with rags, and none of the students could get close enough to pull off the rags or identify...
...pick Harvard to pull a mild upset over Penn tonight. Chris Gallagher showed some of last year's top form in the Classic, and he got adequate scoring support from the others--Norlander had 25 in one game, Beller 22 in the other, and Johnson...
Last year Harvard beat Brown in December then lost at Providence, 9-1. If tonight's game has a similar outcome, then Harvard can throw away its hopes for another year. If the Crimson can pull out of its slump, then the Ivy title and one of the ECAC top four playoff seedings are still possibilities...