Word: retractible
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...infuriated by the lack of professionalism in The Crimson's editorial demanding that Black Students Association (BSA) President Kristen Clarke '97 retract her letter and apologize and resign ("Clarke Should Retract Statements," Opinion, Nov. 4, 1994). I was confused and concerned about the content of Clarke's letter, which mentioned various theories claiming Blacks are genetically superior to whites. But I took the time to talk to Clarke and realized that she did not share those views...
Unless Clarke is prepared to retract her statements, and apologize publicly for making them, she should resign from the BSA's executive board. Should she refuse, the organization has no choice but to remove her if it is to maintain its credibility on campus...
North Korea's tough-guy bargaining and brazen attempts to retract concessions already given were so unyielding that the U.S. asked for a recess and recalled its negotiators to Washington for consultations. Was the impasse just aggressive brinkmanship by the hard men of Pyongyang or the end of the diplomatic opening begun in June during Jimmy Carter's visit with North Korean strongman Kim Il Sung? The negotiators were not sure, but a State Department official was worried that "we're on the brink of a serious breach...
...higher and higher," said a Japanese diplomat, whose country engaged in eight rounds of talks to normalize relations with the North before they broke down. A Washington official adds, "It's not unusual for them, having pocketed what you put on the table in the last round, to retract their concessions...
Liem said the Li brothers would retract their letters threatening six tutors with libel suits and apologize to those tutors...