Word: relinquishing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...return to the draft would be logistically inefficient (too many bodies coming of age all at once to sift through); on purely technical grounds, the matter is open to debate. Much more fascinating is the moral context in which Americans now frame the possibility of obliging citizens to relinquish their freedom for a while and put themselves physically on the line for their country...
They swear to enjoy a monthly weekend sabbatical from their spouses. Maude delivers an impassioned emancipation proclamation. Smashing jars of preserves on the immaculate floor, she vows: "I hereby relinquish my addiction to everything being where it oughta be! ... I salute the few guys who have something to offer and wish death on the rest...
...Rather than face the important issue--should the film society support the porn industry--they ducked into the constitutional shelter. A student organization is not simply a business it has obligations to the community it serves. In refusing to take seriously the decision to show pornography, film society officers relinquish their claims to our sympathy on grounds of unfair censorship...
Perhaps the gravest threat to his regime comes from the 84,000 armed men, in both the guerrilla and conventional forces, who must be fashioned into a single national army of no more than 24,000. This means finding new jobs and persuading thousands of seasoned fighters to relinquish their arms. The first ambitious efforts to integrate the rival armies have had mixed results; some training camps have reported persistent tensions and disciplinary problems among the guerrillas. Another potential threat to future stability: about 5,500 guerrillas loyal to Joshua Nkomo, Mugabe's partner in the former Patriotic Front...
...even minor decisions coupled with a firm resolve to get the department off on the right foot. As the newest kid on the block, Hufstedler would have to hold her ground, ready to fight for her portion of the federal turf--money and manpower that other agencies would not relinquish without a struggle. Meanwhile, she had to avoid getting tangled up in the nuances of bureaucratic affairs that threatened to ground her well-laid plans...