Word: quos
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Left to his own devices and instincts, Shamir would come to the U.S. with his jaw out, his dukes up and nothing in his pocket. The idea of a "Shamir initiative" sounds like a contradiction in terms. His preferred role is still that of defiant custodian of the status quo...
...status quo is untenable. That is the message Shamir has been getting not just from the Palestinian stone throwers but from their antagonists in the Israeli army as well. It is a reminder of the enduring humanism and idealism of the Zionist state that many of its warriors hate breaking bones and say so to their Prime Minister...
...unleashed by Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev's campaign to reshape socialist politics and economics. In the past, when opposition escalated, the Kremlin dispatched tanks and troops to crush dissent. But since coming to power in 1985, Gorbachev himself has been the chief dissident, leading the assault on the status quo. Acknowledging that there is no "binding model" for socialism, he has encouraged pluri- Communism in Eastern Europe...
Western conservatives object that Yalta Two would simply concede continued Soviet dominance over the area. They do not favor cementing the status quo or illogically and unrealistically attempting to extend NATO's influence into the East. Instead, they recommend that both sides try to thin out their troop presence...
...states, some of which will prohibit abortion. Idaho already has a law on the books requiring the governor to ban abortions if the Supreme Court overturns Roe. Most states will place some restrictions on abortions without prohibiting them entirely, while a few will maintain the legal status quo...