Word: relinquish
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...later, when Randy Ludwar of Moose Jaw, Sasketchewan beat Brian Petrovek at 9:20 after taking a pass from Eli captain Keith Miller. Within two minutes, though, Miller was on his way to the penalty box for holding, and the Crimson was headed toward a lead it would not relinquish...
...already been modified by foreign aid to Angolan factions--and the impact of Western financial aid which is not likely to cease with a non-intervention pact. South Africa--the major threat to Angolan sovereignty--has already shown a flagrant disregard for international agreements in its refusal to relinquish its U.N. trusteeship of Namibia. U.S. aid to Angolan factions has been CIA-controlled, and thus is no more likely than South African interference to cease as a result of an international agreement...
Paper Promises. By any historical standard, the outcome of the Indian case could have been worse. Last month the Cree and Inuit agreed to relinquish all claims to their vast lands in return for $225 million, plus specific hunting, fishing and trapping rights and some voice in the governing and development of the region. But there remain Indians still un satisfied by the deal - and who can wholly blame them? It is one of the laws governing the balance of human nature that paper and promises erode much faster than real estate...
...fought for its independence in the 18th century hoped that if they held themselves to account, worked hard and demanded much of their children, salvation would eventually come and, too, be anticipated by signs here on earth: the obedient, pious child as a prophet. We have yet to relinquish that role for our children; they may not forecast heaven or hell for us, but they are all we seem to feel we have-and our obsession with them may be our way of saying that we place little stock in the lasting value of everything else we have, often...
...yard field goal by Toppa gave B.C. a lead they were never to relinquish in the third period. The Eagles put the contest out of reach midway through the final stanza on a 43-yard scoring drive...