Word: rescindable
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...solicitor's office will decide whether to rescind the easement agreement would constitute a taking of property rights by the city...
Critics contend that a law would solidify the guarantee to Chinese students that they would not be forced to leave the U.S. Although Bush has the power to rescind the executive order, he would never use that authority while there is danger waiting for the students in China. Concern for the Chinese strudents and their families is foremost in the President's mind...
...long moment, it looked as though there might be another Tiananmen after all. On Oct. 9 the 77-year-old party boss Erich Honecker ordered the police to use "all available force" to clear the streets, but Egon Krenz, then in charge of security, persuaded him to rescind the order. Each week the Monday demonstrations grew, to 200,000 on Oct. 23, to 480,000 on Nov. 6. The marches, always peaceful and sober, increasingly impressive, spread throughout East Germany...