Word: restrains
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...Yasser Arafat, the election poses what has become a frustrating dilemma for the Palestinian leadership each time Israel goes to the polls - do they restrain Palestinians for fear of stampeding Israeli voters to the right, or do they press on regardless of whether the man they'll ultimately face across the negotiating table is Netanyahu or Barak. But the election also presents Arafat with an opportunity: After all, the Palestinian leader knows the intifada alone will not force Israel to withdraw from the West Bank and Gaza, and a return to negotiations is inevitable - and Barak now needs a peace...
Think about it on a broader scale; consider how often in your own course sections does the person next to you restrain him or herself from enlightening the group with a supposedly innovative and grade-boosting theory? Probably never...
...which has standing armed forces of 186,000 and some of the world's most sophisticated weaponry. The mayors of Bethlehem, Beit Jalla and Beit Sahour, three Palestinian towns south of Jerusalem, faxed Arafat's chief of National Security Forces in the West Bank, Tawfik Tirawi, begging him to restrain the gunmen whose sniping drew Israeli retaliation on their citizens...
First, try to place the victim on a flat, soft surface such as a rug or sofa or, if you're outside, on the grass. Then turn him (or her) on his side to prevent him from swallowing secretions. Never try to restrain anyone who is having a seizure--you will just end up hurting yourself or the victim. Instead, provide protective supervision to keep him from falling onto the floor or hitting his head on anything sharp or hard. If he stops breathing or his lips turn blue, make sure his airway is clear of any obstructions before beginning...
...gain by taking the role of regional peace broker," says TIME U.N. correspondent William Dowell. "And, of course, the fact that the major threat from North Korea is weapons-technology exports to countries such as Iran gives China added significance as the only country able to restrain the North Koreans." The biggest beneficiaries of rapprochement, though, would be North Korea, which stands to gain billions of dollars in aid and investment from the South to rebuild its stagnant economy. In return, South Koreans want Pyongyang to allow reunions among the hundreds of thousands of Korean families divided by the cease...