Word: rid
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...until George Morgan was hired in June. In just three weeks on the job, Officer Morgan had handed out 53 tickets. Perhaps his worst mistake was giving one to Town Alderman Harvey Penberthy. With Penberthy leading the pack, the angry ticket holders besieged the board of aldermen to rid the town of this new menace. On July 11, Morgan was fired...
...Abdul Aziz recently flew to Baghdad to offer generous assistance to Saddam Hussein. If a peace deal could be worked out, Abdullah claimed, Saudi Arabia was prepared to pay Iran for war reparations. Said Abdullah: "Any price in terms of money is worth it if we can get rid of this pestilence...
...West Beirut could arouse Arab anger even more, sowing new seeds of radicalism and terror among remnants of the Palestinian movement scattered throughout the Middle East. Said George Habash, leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a radical Marxist branch of the P.L.O.: "If they got rid of all of us and not a gun was left here [in Beirut], the revolution will continue. There are secret organizations all over the world." Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saeb Salam similarly warned that "if Begin and Sharon are allowed to finish off the P.L.O. here, it will...
Still, the Thatcher government's problems paled in comparison with those facing Argentina. In an editorial, the independent Buenos Aires daily La Prensa published what it described as a blueprint for recovery. "We must accept the lessons of experience and rid ourselves of this crisis," the paper said. "A regime must be created by which governments can act without having to obtain approval of military organizations." Argentina last week seemed a long way from accepting that courageous advice...
Benny drove up in his Mercedes. As the car pulled away, Teenager could see Gigi and Victor with their heads against the seat backs. Teenager began to think of a place to get rid of the guns. Then, like a bored cat, he began to lick the blood from his hands...