Word: reject
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...last week, however, Ongpin was much less sanguine. At a Manila press conference, he announced that the Philippines might reject his hard-won arrangement. The reason: hard-pressed Argentina had reportedly secured even more favorable terms on the repayment of its staggering foreign debt. Ongpin said the Aquino government demanded further negotiations to alter a deal "based on false premises...
...fact, Riesman says, students may join a special interest group precisely because they know they will be taken seriously. He says, "Students may be more active now in an effort to reject an image of themselves as only being interested in themselves...
...many political and business leaders say the country must reject those old views. "The whole world market is so international, we can't stay in Japan alone," says Teruyoshi Yasufuku, senior managing director of Sanwa ^ Bank. As a result of exhortations like that, Japanese companies are not just exporting but are moving overseas in record numbers. For years, Japan invested only in its own miracle. But by the early 1980s, with huge balance-of-payments surpluses building up, businessmen began to look abroad for new opportunities. Last year alone Japanese direct investment overseas more than doubled, to $14.3 billion...
...students are entitled to their opinions. However, it is questionable whether The Crimson quotes accurately reflected the true feelings of the broader student body. Personally, I cannot believe that a vast majority of Harvard students reject the idea of bringing the campus together at a large-scale social event with a top-notch live band and refreshments to match. It I am correct, The Crimson did an inferior job of reporting the event and in so doing did a disservice to the entire Harvard community. And if I am wrong, then Harvard social life truly is in a sorry state...
...reject the assertion that a group can prevent a man from moving as he pleases, force him to interact with a hostile crowd--and not violate his rights. Is a "symbolic blockade" anything but an obvious oxymoron...