Word: regretting
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...other unions threatened to hamper future performances. Frankie said he was owed an apology for "15 years of shit," canceled the tour and summoned his private jet. Putting down at Sydney, Frank learned that airport refuelers refused to handle his plane. Tense negotiations resulted in a statement of mutual regret, and all but one of the remaining concerts were rescheduled. Not, however, before Frankie had time to ponder just what it means to become an Ugly American...
...Most of the social progress in our country has been initiated by our President, and those who would limit his power may well regret it when they have a President with whom they agree. You must think of powers you'd give a President you agree with...
...residence to King Baudouin's for lunch he spied the guards that so impressed him on his last visit that he had special uniforms made for the White House police. There was so much American laughter that Nixon abandoned the scheme. But there must have been some regret lingering in the President's mind. Before going into the palace, he went up to the head of the guards, who was mounted on his horse. "I remember you from last time," he said. "I still think it is the best guard group in the world...
...international tension." The Russians clearly violated that article by not alerting the U.S. before the outbreak, even though they had advance warnings of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's intentions (see story page 32). Assuming that the Russians would keep the Arab armies on a leash, the Israelis, to their regret, completely misjudged the Arab buildup, and they failed to see that it was a prelude to war. U.S. intelligence contends that it has evidence that Moscow began preparations to send three airborne divisions to Egypt when the counterattacking Israelis approached Cairo. The threat of Soviet soldiers fighting in the Middle...
Four days later, the gentle man was dead. By his own testimony, his regret -though he had put up a memorable fight-was minimal. As he wrote in his book: "A dying man needs to die as a sleepy man needs to sleep, and there comes a time when it is wrong, as well as useless, to resist...