Word: pushed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...mujahedin will need all their reserves next spring, when the end of winter will signal the final push on Kabul. Massoud told TIME he intends to cut off major highways into the capital, then take on outlying garrisons. At the same time, he plans to launch a campaign of disruption inside Kabul in an effort to spark a popular uprising as food grows scarce. "We have put considerable effort into organizing the resistance inside the cities," he explains, "and we now have an extensive underground network." In the meantime, Jamiat and other resistance groups are keeping up the pressure...
...become part of the English language and thus is no longer a trademark. After all, he notes, when bartenders mix ginger ale and grenadine to make a Shirley Temple, they do not need Black's permission. The difference, Black counters, is that bartenders, unlike Weidman, are not trying to push a product...
Expansion teams will also be curses on already established teams. Next year, Charlotte and Miami, thanks to pathetic initial seasons, will get high picks in the draft. This will push other teams down a few notches. By the time the Celtics and Lakers get to choose, there will be no talent, let alone superstars, left...
...into office in a landslide victory in 1980, a large number of Republican senatorial candidates rode in on his coattails--enough to give the GOP control of the Senate until 1986. With a working coalition in the House composed of Republicans and conservative Southern Democrats, Reagan was able to push through much of his administration's conservative agenda despite significant opposition to his policies...
...Yugoslavia' s numerically dominant Serbs demand a larger share of influence, several Soviet republics push for greater autonomy. -- Why many Israeli voters are flocking to the splinter parties on the right and the left. -- Sri Lanka' s Tamil and Sinhalese militants move violently to disrupt elections. -- A personal odyssey along the 2,076- mile U. S.- Mexican border...