Word: punish
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...condemnation of their occupation of Afghanistan (and also of the way that they treat dissidents), yet it is doubtful this statement will have any effect on the USSR. When Vladimir Pozner, a Soviet radio commentator, was asked about the boycott, he replied that if we were trying to punish the USSR by boycotting the Olympics, we would fail. The Soviet Union, like the United States, is too proud and too powerful to be punished in such a way, Pozner said...
...Henslick to do a little experimenting in the first two rounds and then took charge for the third period. Kief, a versatile grappler who moved up to 142 this season to fill a gap, started his surge by reversing the bigger Cornell man and then moved back in to punish Henslick...
...fact is that there is probably no single action short of war that would punish Moscow more than to have the Olympics taken away or spoiled. As the first Communist country to play host to the modern Games in their 84-year history, the U.S.S.R. is determined to turn them into a model show. Over the past three years, the Soviets have spent, by their official figures, $375 million in preparation for the Olympics, including the construction of 99 arenas, dormitories and other buildings. The Moscow Olympics are meant to be a monument to the Soviets' selfesteem, an extravaganza...
President Carter's retaliatory measures will pinch but they are unlikely to punish the Soviet Union seriously.His principal move-the cutoff of grain sales-is a good show of short-term strength, yet its long-term value is arguable. Says Richard Kjeldsen, senior international economist for the Security Pacific National Bank: "I cannot think of a single unilateral embargo that has been effective. Nor can I think of an instance in the past when wheat-producing countries have actually got together to function in some concerted, cartel-like operation. An embargo on grain shipments is simply a very leaky...