Word: retained
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...army of Washington-based consultants perform an indispensable chore when they are honest. Sometimes dubbed "rent-a-general" agencies, the firms hire former Pentagon brass and braid, then charge as much as $1,000 a day for their advice. Many of the consultants worked in procurement and retain close contacts with their former colleagues. They know both the procedural intricacies of how contracts are processed and the technical needs of the services. "You almost have to be an insider to understand it," says Spratt. Without these middlemen, the military's complex procurement system might not work...
Under the plan, Tibetans would have the "right to decide on all matters concerning Tibet," the Dalai Lama said, while China would retain authority over foreign affairs and, for a time, defense. Beijing officials responded to the Dalai Lama's suggestion by warning foreigners to stop providing a forum for proposals that aim at "undermining China's territorial integrity...
...academic world she left when she took over the full-time job of Radcliffe president. She said she will not be around Harvard at least for the first year of her successor's term to give that person a chance to settle in, but she plans to retain her ties to the community...
...retain warm memories of the meetings I had with American women in Moscow and Washington in December 1987. What are my impressions as a result of those meetings? Quite a number of differences stand between us. But I feel that they in no way hinder discussions of any problems that are of concern to us: how to preserve peace, how to make the life of every individual on earth worthy of our times. We had many interesting discussions about the role of women in society and family, and about what should be done to make their participation in society harmonious...
...imperfect one, say some Indians. State courts can retain decision- making power in custody cases by invoking a "good cause" provision -- for instance, if there is reason to believe the child might be neglected or abused on the reservation. That provision is interpreted too freely, says Attorney Jacqueline Agtuca, an Indian advocate at the Legal Assistance Foundation in Chicago...