Word: recessing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Before the country's warlords adjourned their meetings in Geneva two weeks ago, they agreed to "freeze" the Israeli-Lebanese troop withdrawal agreement signed last May and instead to focus attention on reshaping the Lebanese political structure, which is now tilted in favor of the Christians. During the recess, President Amin Gemayel is sounding out the U.S. and Arab leaders on how to amend the accord and still satisfy both Israel and Syria. This week he is scheduled to meet with Assad in Damascus. Jerusalem insists it will not pull out its soldiers unless the accord is observed, while...
...time, without losing considerable prestige. Key U.S. officials believe the Soviet move is an opportunity for the West to see to it that Moscow gets full blame for jeopardizing the arms-control process. They point out that the negotiators routinely take a Christmas-New Year's recess, and expect the Soviets to extend the break for several months. That will give the Soviets time to assess West European reaction and begin their counterdeployments before returning to the bargaining table. If the Soviets fail to resume the talks, their intransigence could backfire by uniting Western opinion behind NATO...
...expertise. Such liberal Senators on the committee as Ohio's Howard Metzenbaum and Massachusetts' Paul Tsongas may lead the attack. Metzenbaum has already assailed Clark as "eminently unqualified." Still Western conservatives strongly influence the committee, and confirmation by the full Senate is expected, perhaps before the Thanksgiving recess...
Until 1986 when the federal holiday takes effect, Harvard will continue its present policy of observing a half-day recess on Jan. 15, king's birthday. Some have previously criticized the recess because falling either during reading period or exams it gets a minimum of attention...
...some were not so forgiving. Seven G.O.P. Senators joined longstanding Democratic calls for Watt's resignation. A motion to that effect almost reached a vote on the Senate floor before Senate Majority Leader Howard H. Baker Jr. got wind of the attempt and hastily gaveled the session into recess. Nonetheless, said Republican Rudy Boschwitz of Minnesota, "these last remarks have pushed me over the edge...