Word: refrained
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...pitfall which United States emissaries to China will face is attributing to the Peking leadership an inflated sense of dependence on the United States. A familiar refrain, which the Chinese have already sought to deny, is that Peking wants the United States to keep its bases in Asia in order to convince the Soviet Union that the United States presence remains tangible and must not be underrated. It is apparent that to maintain U.S. bases can only stifle the aspirations of nations on China's periphery to reduce internal tensions and to improve relations with neighboring countries...
...terminated South Africa's mandate in 1966, and in 1970 the Security Council requested all member nations to refrain from any relationship with South Africa which implied recognition of its control over Namibia...
...International Court of Justice rule on South Africa's mandate. The Court advised that U.N. members had the following duties: 1) to recognize the "illegality of South Africa's presence in Namibia." 2) to recognize the "invalidity of its acts on behalf of or concerning Namibia," and 3) "to refrain from any acts and in particular any dealings with the Government of South Africa a) implying recognition of the legality of, or b) lending support or assistance to, such presence and administration...
...DEAL with his son's apparent insanity, Francis' father drags him before the bishop, a portly libertine who cares more about his lunch and his feud with the secular power of the local governor than about the ravings of a boy with a holy mission. His admonitions to refrain from "subverting the established order" ring as hollow as a parody of a dime-store dictator...
Kyle said on Wednesday that although she knew she was a contender for the position, she would refrain from comment until the University of Texas made an official announcement...