Word: relinquish
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...season against its Southern Division rival. Since the Colonials defeated Harvard at the Eastern Championships two years ago, the squad had anticipated its chance for retribution—and capitalized on Saturday morning.After only eight minutes, the Crimson forged a 4-2 lead that it would never relinquish, relying on strong play from Popp in net. The sophomore logged eight saves and enjoyed for than enough offense from an energized Harvard squad.“The reason the [GW] game went well is that we were playing very team-oriented offense and defense,” Atkinson said...
...Owls (8-3) early on in the match and had the potential to take the first set with the score tied at 21. A pair of kills gave the Owls the lead, and although sophomore Anne Carroll Ingersoll responded with an attack of her own, Rice would not relinquish its advantage. The Owls’ Tracey Lam closed out the first set with an ace. A similar trend characterized the second set, with Rice breaking away late once again. Freshman Taylor Docter tallied three kills, and sophomore Christine Wu contributed an ace.The Crimson ran out of steam in the final...
Hershey could also form a partnership with Cadbury, although this would require Hershey's Trust to relinquish control of the company - which Growe thinks is unlikely...
...Arroyo, has taken advantage of electoral loopholes to elongate her tenure. Far worse are the Robert Mugabes of the world, once genuine heroes who long outlived their welcomes. Aquino's rare gift was to realize that People Power was only half the battle. Equally important was knowing when to relinquish that power bestowed by the people...
...most concrete policy proposal Abdullah offers is a promise to move to a parliamentary system. And while the idea does have some merit in a country that would benefit from more decentralized rule, it raises the question of whether a sitting President would actually be willing to relinquish power. In an interview with TIME on the sidelines of the Panshir rally, Abdullah dismissed such skepticism: "Everybody else wants to bring more power to the presidency. What I am saying is that unless the people rule, this country cannot be ruled." More popular still, Abdullah has promised to establish direct elections...