Word: retains
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...probably be prepared to give way to Christian Lebanese soldiers (who oppose the Palestinians), or to U.N. peacekeeping forces, or to a combination of the two. But actually, the Israelis have declared de facto control over a strip of southern Lebanon, and it looks as if they intend to retain some kind of presence. As an Egyptian foreign ministry official saw it: "The Israelis probably will withdraw from south Lebanon under certain conditions, but they are establishing their right to return whenever they like. In almost colonial terms, Israel is creating a protectorate over south Lebanon...
WHEN THE DEBATE got hot, it became obvious how necessary it was for the convention to retain the clause. The convention did indeed consist of mainly white, conservative students who were likely to create inadvertently a form of student government insensitive to the special needs of minorities on campus. The more the establishment-oriented delegates spoke of the importance of their kind of "political" equality and the more the minority students excoriated them for their lack of compassion, the more it became evident that unless the new student assembly established special seats for representatives of minority organizations, minority needs would...
...Harvard Corporation decides on its own policy towards investments in firms operating in South Africa, it should keep in mind that the Clark subcommittee has already debunked many of the traditional myths surrounding the beneficial role of U.S. companies under apartheid. The Corporation may very well decide to retain those investments, but at least it will have to admit that profits are taking precedence over people...
...Smith plan will work and, more important, whether it will lead to a genuine transfer to black rule. The Rhodesian whites have won several minority safeguards, including enough seats in the new Parliament to give them veto power over constitutional changes for ten years. If they also retain control over the armed forces, they could wind up as the real power in the new regime...
...measure, Raymond Barre, 53, is an unlikely man to be leading the center-right coalition's battle to retain power in France. Author of the standard economics textbook used in French schools and a former vice president of the Common Market, Barre was virtually unknown in his own country until President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing named him Premier in August 1976. The roly-poly professor, who describes himself as a "square man in a round body," enjoys the fact that he is not a professional politician. His blunt, straight-talking manner has won him the respect...