Word: relinquish
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...Bush will get his Iraq resolution, one that lays down a very judicious timetable for the transfer of sovereignty. To do so posthaste, as the French were demanding, would be patently absurd - just imagine if the U.N. had ordered the U.S. back in the fall of 1945 to relinquish supreme authority over occupied Germany and Japan by, say, March 1946. The wrangling will continue, but meanwhile, there are more portentous matters to consider. This may be a unique moment in transatlantic history. Amid all the broken glass, a window of opportunity stands wide open. Both chastened, Europe and America could...
...center of Indian politics that only Vajpayee could fill. Last month, when BJP president Venkaiah Naidu suggested that Deputy Prime Minister Advani should lead the party into a general election jointly with Vajpayee, the PM merely had to threaten to resign and Naidu backed down, apologized and offered to relinquish his own post. No one in India wants to be known as the man who brought down a Prime Minister whose approval ratings...
...Don’t relinquish control over the future,” the tired-looking but vibrant psychologist told her audience, winning nods and applause...
Washington did not relinquish its hold on the team crown easily either. The Huskies raced well enough in the second varsity and varsity hour events to control their own destiny for the NCAA title in the first varsity event. In fact, Radcliffe had to finish two spots ahead of Washington to win it all. If both Radcliffe and Washington had finished out of the top two spots, Brown would have won the title...
Proving that will be difficult however, as the nation’s top crew will be reluctant to relinquish its title...