Word: relinquish
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...Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala; in Kathmandu. The deal, which stipulates that a new constitution be written within a month, could lead to the end of the country's 10-year civil war, which has killed 13,000. Widespread demonstrations in the capital forced Nepal's King Gyanendra to relinquish absolute control of the government in April, boosting hopes of a return to democracy and settlement of the conflict...
...prescribed antibiotics for a presumed sinus infection as well as allergy medication. Her mother was pretty sure that the baby sister would not relinquish the hamster, but they would move it out of the family room. Meanwhile, Ashley promised to work out some of her stress on a treadmill and promised to return after exams so we could reassess her stress and headaches. But the waking up at night bugged me. Most teenagers, once asleep, don't awaken easily. So again I ordered a CT scan "to be cautious," and again it proved a caution worth taking. Ashley's brain...
...shown that he can turn it on when it really counts." His shot was subpar in Game 1 - Nowitski scored just 16 points - But he hit two key three pointers in the third quarter to help give Dallas a lead it would never relinquish...
...Matt Stehle, coupled with the all-around ability of senior guard Michael Beal, that led Harvard to a 5-0 start. Stehle earned his third consecutive team MVP award, becoming only the second Harvard player to do so.THE REPLACEMENTS Coming into the 2005-2006 season, Harvard was expected to relinquish its position at the top of the ECAC. According to critics, the Class of 2005 was too crucial to the team’s success. But the Class of 2006 held its own as captain Peter Hafner, leading goalscorer Dan Murphy, and goaltender John Daigneau (right...
...real change. We cannot wholeheartedly support the Dowling committee reforms because we believe they hold out a false promise. In this University, one side, the administration and the Faculty, holds all the power. The other, the students, have none. And in a system like that, the powerful will not relinquish their authority voluntarily. It must be taken from them. Student power demands a formal role in all decisions. Perhaps cooperation is possible on issues like toilet paper, but on the central problems—University investments, for example—these changes proposed by the committee will be meaningless...