Word: resister
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...that it is almost impossible to say anything new about the Irish. That may be why so many writers, most of them Irish, keep on trying. English oppression long ago turned the Irish into sophisticated connoisseurs of futility. Trained to revere heroic martyrs, it is hard for them to resist certain vainglorious failure: another fling at explaining their inexplicable countrymen...
After Denktas.' proclamation, Makarios denounced the "utter contempt" the Turkish Cypriots had shown for the negotiations and requested an urgent session of the United Nations Security Council; it is expected to begin debate on the issue this week. As for partition, Makarios added, Greek Cypriots would "resist and if necessary sacrifice" themselves to prevent...
...arrival of Parent and his bruising teammates as the most potent force in hockey has added immeasurably to a growing interest in the sport. For better or worse the Flyers have brought new muscle into the game. Fans cannot resist their intimidating play and all-too-eager fights. In Philadelphia, 17,007 pack the Spectrum for every game to cheer on the "Broad Street Bullies"; on the road, S.R.O. crowds come to boo the tempestuous enemy. The cry for blood explodes whenever Flyer Enforcer Dave Schultz (6 ft. 1 in., 190 lbs.) starts swinging for the nearest hostile jaw. Inevitably...
...intense is antijunta sentiment that demonstrations calling for execution of "the six" are now almost a daily occurrence. But however shrill the public clamor may become, the Caramanlis government is determined to resist anything resembling a Jacobean bloodletting. Says Press Minister Panayiotis Lambrias: "Perhaps it is a natural phenomenon. We saw it in France after the second world war. We saw it in Germany . . . But we have to respect the rules of democracy. When there are arrests, they must be legal." Lambrias has ample reason to understand the appeal as well as the danger of wholesale reprisals. A former journalist...
...other was preparing to become a doctor. Lifting weights was their favorite sport. We asked whether or not they listened to radio stations from the United States. They smiled and the taller one, with difficulty, explained that the U.S. government was constantly broadcasting in Cuba, urging the people to resist "the evils of Communism" and to "come over to Miami." He then asked if we liked these musicians: The Jackson Five, Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, Santana and War. When he named War, he began to sing "Cisco Kid, si?" and we all laughed and replied...