Word: retreater
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...agree with much of his analysis of the present situation..." But the State Department also expressed a serious reservation, namely, "There is a major point in the study about which Huntington is not clear: nowhere does he suggest how or when' elimination of the Vietcong forces and the retreat of the North Vietnamese regulars can be brought about to establish the preconditions which he describes...
There is a feeling that the game has been modernized too much. Astroturf, indoor stadiums, polyester uniforms, aluminum bats, and the live ball have become household words for the baseball fan. The retreat from the polyester revolution has signaled a return to normality clean air, a fresh hot dog, green grass, and real uniforms. That's what the game is all about...
...national elections approach, the Botha government threatens to strike at neighboring countries and bans demonstrations calling for the release of political prisoners. But a public outcry forces Pretoria to beat a strategic retreat. -- Japanese Prime Minister Nakasone' s party suffers its worst + setback in 30 years. -- A long- suppressed Soviet novel recalls the horrors of the Stalin...
More than two decades have passed since moviegoers first watched James Bond tail a Rolls-Royce to Goldfinger's Alpine retreat by tracking a moving blip across a screen on the dashboard of his Aston Martin. Now advances in computer technology have turned this Hollywood fantasy into automotive reality...
...become a prime mover in Central American efforts to find a negotiated settlement to the war in Nicaragua. Two days before De la Madrid arrived, President Jose Napoleon Duarte of El Salvador slipped unannounced into Santo Tomas, some 30 miles south of the capital, where Cerezo has a country retreat. The Duarte visit, which no doubt included discussion of the region's problems, was part of Cerezo's intricate diplomatic skein. Last month Cerezo met with President Daniel Ortega Saavedra in Nicaragua. The Sandinista leader reiterated his refusal to negotiate with the U.S.-backed contras, but the two agreed...