Word: relinquish
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...pinning its hopes on that motley crew, but most of the rest of the world believes that an international peacekeeping force is essential. The obvious solution is to expand ISAF's mandate from Kabul to cover the whole country. But Britain will relinquish its six-month leadership of ISAF in mid-April; its most likely successor, Turkey, is refusing to commit troops without an assurance from Washington that the U.S. will pick up the tab. "The problem is not what needs to be done," says the Western adviser, "the real problem is: Who's going to do it? Only...
...mark of the second quarter, Primm notched his second point of the game with an unassisted goal that gave Harvard the lead, 3-2. The Crimson would never relinquish this advantage...
...nonetheless misguided. This unconditional devotion to the government is anathema to democracy. Blind supporters think they are being patriotic, but in fact, they weaken the institutions they seek to protect. If we don’t speak up against the ills of our own governments, we relinquish the safeguards of democracy. And if the government then leads the nation astray, we become complicit in its crimes...
...actions in the West Bank and Gaza over the past six weeks have certainly helped stoke the crisis that brought the Americans rushing back to rehabilitate Arafat. The Palestinian leader is no more likely to trust Sharon than vice versa, and he's unlikely - and quite possibly unable - to relinquish his capability to make life intolerable for the Israelis in the West Bank and Gaza...
UMass took charge after that, scoring four goals over the next five minutes—including two by Robinson—to take a 6-3 lead it would not relinquish...