Word: quos
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...became obvious that he was relying on the security apparatus to enforce Moscow's will and was handing over the future of perestroika to the party and its military-industrial complex. While those power centers are still strong, they are also the most interested in preserving the status quo and the least receptive to reform...
...scoffed at the idea that spying was a dying profession now that the cold war had ended: with each new nation that came out of the ice, he said, with each new alignment, each rediscovery of old identities and passions, with each erosion of the old status quo, the spies would be working round the clock...
...status quo remains on the local track scene. Saturday's dual meet between Harvard and Northeastern at the Gordon Track Center proved that the Harvard men's team may indeed be the strongest in the city, while the women's team still lags behind its local rivals...
With so much progress on so many fronts, it was easy to see the offer of aid as a reward for good behavior. Both Baker and Bush were at pains to deny any quid pro quo, especially for Soviet cooperation in the gulf crisis. "None of the measures today are in any sense a payback," Baker insisted, thereby fueling suspicion in the act of disputing it. There was no denying that Soviet cooperation has been essential in keeping the pressure on Iraq -- by voting for sanctions, supporting the United Nations resolution permitting the use of force, and last week delaying...
...long-term gulf stability is the Administration's primary goal, then last week's highlight was Bush's assertion that the "status-quo ante will not be enough." Since Aug. 8 the President's stated objective has been to get Iraq out of Kuwait. Period. Now Bush has publicly indicated what he has told allied leaders privately: he will not allow Iraq's awesome ability to wage war to remain intact...