Word: retained
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Britain, the question of sovereignty is moot, even though diplomats expect to be negotiating the issue for at least two more years. Britain privately admits that, because of the city's vulnerability, it makes no sense to try to retain the colony. The real issue to be negotiated, therefore, is the shape of a Hong Kong government under Peking's control...
...professionals and businessmen insisted that "the suggested self-administration solution cannot achieve the avowed object of maintaining Hong Kong's prosperity and stability. There is no such precedent that we know of where a dependent territory of a socialist country has practiced capitalism in isolation and managed to retain its prosperity...
...other stops, the religious ceremony in Poznan had its political moments. The Pope praised farmers of the region for struggling to retain their "profound link with the land." Referring directly to the banned independent farmers' union, John Paul recalled the support that the late Polish Primate Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski had shown to "representatives of Rural Solidarity" during a meeting in April 1981. The crowd roared even louder when John Paul told them he had come to "kneel in this place and pay homage," in a reference to a memorial to Polish workers slain in Poznan during riots...
...Arafat survives the current challenge, his powers may be sharply curtailed. Says a U.S. analyst in Washington: "Arafat used to behave like an Arab potentate, always getting his own way. No more." To retain his position, he will have to make concessions to the rebels and particularly to the Syrians, whose aim is to re-establish themselves as a diplomatic force in the Middle East and who may not be willing to countenance Arafat's continued leadership. Arafat's troubles were also welcomed by Israeli Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir, who described the quarreling within the P.L.O. as "good...
...campaigns that are undertaken are done so as an educational pursuit," says Max Obuszewski, program associate for international justice there. "All of our members are against apartheid, but some feel they want to retain stock in a company to continue a dialogue," he explains...