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After two intensive days of bargaining, Mikhail Gorbachev would not relent in his insistence that Ronald Reagan's cherished Strategic Defense Initiative, designed to serve as a space-based shield against ballistic missiles, be confined to "laboratory research." And Reagan was equally adamant that the U.S. retain the right not only to conduct scientific research on new Star Wars weapons but to develop and test them as well...
...four of Harvard’s boats emerged victorious in the 16th running of the Matthews-Leonard series. Although the Crimson did not take the lead immediately out of the starting gate, the first varsity soon passed both boats to take the lead. Once in front, Harvard refused to relent...
...wavering, and I expect you to be with us'--the more likely it is that we're going to rub terror out, and the more likely it is that the coalitions stay intact," Bush said in 2001. "I'm not going to relent. People may get tired of all this, but I'm not going to. Because I understand--I truly understand the call...
...heart of this great city, we saw tragedy arrive on a quiet morning,” Bush told thousands of flag-waving delegates at Madison Square Garden. “Since that day, I wake up every morning thinking about how to better protect our country. I will never relent in defending America, whatever it takes...
...something else?" asked Jose Miranda, whose daughter Patricia wrestled on the high school boys' team in Saratoga, Calif. "How about gymnastics? Or volleyball?" He begged her to give it up, even threatened to sue the school to get her off the mat. She wouldn't relent. Jose, a Brazilian-born family doctor, wanted his daughter to concentrate on school; he also feared for her safety. And for him, there was the obvious question. "Why would a woman want to wrestle?" he asked her. "That's not a thing for a woman...