Word: reached
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...laxwomen proceeded to explode for six unanswered goals, putting the contest out of reach by halftime, with the score...
Dobrynin emphasized two long-standing Soviet concerns: nuclear testing and intermediate-range missiles. Both sides believe it is possible to reach some kind of interim agreement to reduce the Soviet and U.S. missile arsenals in Europe. On nuclear testing, however, the Reagan Administration is in no mood to compromise. Says Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger: "If we are to depend on the reliability of our nuclear stockpile, then we must test." Partly because of midterm congressional elections and partly because of the complexity of the subjects that need to be clarified before a meeting, a summit will probably not be held...
Another source of concern is the stalemated effort to reach a Middle East peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors. Fahd remains a staunch backer of Yasser Arafat and the Palestine Liberation Organization as the sole spokesmen for the Palestinian people. Despite the collapse of oil prices, the Saudis continue to provide hefty financial support to several other Arab states and the P.L.O. At their meeting last week, the King and Vice President Bush agreed on the need for stability in the region, but they differed on how to promote an Arab-Israeli peace...
...themselves scarce in many parts of Western Europe and the Mediterranean. The phones of travel agents are as busy as ever, but many of the callers now want to change their vacation plans. Some are canceling their trips abroad entirely. Others are choosing more circuitous means and routes to reach their destinations, rather than having to pass through airports in Rome, Athens and other cities along the Mediterranean littoral. The fear of terrorism has suddenly become an important factor in the $250 billion U.S. travel industry...
...purposes of the University. Rather than hesitate, therefore, we should take inspiration from the story President Kennedy used to tell about the French General Louis Lyautey who once asked his gardener to plant a tree. The gardener objected that the tree was slow-growing and would not reach maturity for 100 years. "In that case," Lyautey responded, "there is no time to lose. We must plant it this afternoon...