Word: resistent
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Therefore, I think there is no longer any reason for us to resist the idea of international control. If I had any influence on the policy of the Soviet Union, I would urge that we sign a mutual agreement providing for on-site inspection in designated parts of the country around our [western] frontiers...
...also did my best to resist the counsel of those who can't stop shouting "We'll destroy our enemies! We'll wipe them out!" It requires considerable inner maturity and a well-developed understanding of the world not only to grasp the narrow bureaucratic aspects of defense policy, but also to see things in the broader perspective...
Nixon bears down hard on Petersen not to grant immunity to Dean. With immunity, Dean can get off scot-free or escape with prosecution for a minor offense in exchange for talking freely. Petersen tries to resist Nixon, but the pressure is intense...
...relationship between their life-time and life-space," he says. "Their new tool creates only those demands which it can also satisfy." North Vietnam is an example of a nation which has placed high value on equity, autonomy and rationality, he writes. Vietnamese one bicycles were able to resist a hyperindustrial army even when American bombs deprived them of fuels, motors and roads. But he fears that Vietnamese leaders will nevertheless be unable to resist overindustrialization...
...group of Portuguese settlers emerged who were intent on establishing their own white minority regime, they would no doubt find easy allies in Rhodesia and South Africa--allies that a weak and divided. Portugal, thousands of miles away could not resist. South African forces have secretly aided and trained Portuguese anti-insurgency units for the past six years. There is no reason to think that they would stop short of intervention if the situation became more threatening...