Word: relinquish
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President Johnson made the decision in 1964 to relinquish U.S. sovereignty over the Panama Canal after 50 years of joint operation with Panama. However, Johnson wanted a U.S. option to build a sea-level canal and operate it jointly with Panama until 2067 before turning it over to Panama...
...tailback Sean Maher bulled his way for 54 yards on the ground in the sense, including an eight-yard touchdown run with 8-57 left in the hall. After the successful conversion, the Big Green had a 7-3 lead--its first of the season-that it would never relinquish...
...demanded that Israelis offer indemnities for use of the occupied land, pay for all the oil they had pumped out of Egyptian wells, permit refugees free entry to the West Bank, withdraw their forces to the original pre-1967 boundaries, allow the Palestinians to form their own nation and relinquish control over East Jerusalem. When I had finished reading, Sadat said he would like to offer me some modifications which could later be adopted as acceptable to him. He cautioned me not to reveal these to anyone, because it would destroy his negotiating strength if his final positions were...
...stats and the overall record indicate, the Cornell offense has stalled, convincing Coach Bob Blackman to make a few alterations in today's lineup. Senior split end Dean Barr will relinquish his starting position to junior Mike Huyghue, and junior fullback Mark Miller will be running out Cornell's "I" formation in place of senior Dave Menapace, the team's No. 2 rusher with 139 yards on 33 carries...
...earlier letters in July, the students had specifically attacked the choice of a white instructor for the mini-course, and they objected to what they called Greenberg's "apparent hostility toward historically predominantly Black educational institutions, his adarment refusal to relinquish directorship of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund to a Black attorney, and his opposition to Black student associations on predominantly white campuses." Colleagues and law professors jumped to Greenberg's defense, and he denied the charges levelled by the law students. The students' belated attempt to deemphasize their initial criticisms of Greenberg did little to repair the damage done...