Word: seek
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Some ask about the risks of a wider war, perhaps against the vast land armies of Red China. And again, the answer is no. We have threatened no one, and we will not. We seek the end of no regime, and we will not. Our purpose is solely to defend against aggression. To any armed attack, we will reply...
...unsolicited comments brought on a blizzard of criticism. The uproar was provoked by Kennedy's statement that the allies should allow the Viet Cong "a share of power and responsibility" in Saigon's government. "If negotiation is our aim," he had said, "we must seek a middle ground. A negotiated settlement means that each side must concede matters that are im portant in order to preserve positions that are essential." In other words, one way to end the war might be to guarantee in advance that the Communist guerrillas would be seated in a coalition government...
...election in the next few weeks. He had every reason to do so. The pound is strong, wages are up, and unemployment is at a near-record low. The fortunes of the Tory opposition are down, with polls showing Labor moving farther ahead in popularity. What better time to seek a margin in Commons more comfortable than the present three-seat majority? But to all inquirers, the stolid little Yorkshireman had one answer: "I shall make a statement in the right way at the right time, but at the moment I am not in a position to say what...
NIGER Working with the Ministry of Health, Volunteers will help staff a new health center at Domo, the mobile teams attached to it, and the outlying villages. Function of the health centers is to seek and treat the ill, provide a program of health education and preventive medicine, and train medical personnel...
Urged to recommend an alternative to the Brookline-Elm St. route, the council unanimously voted to ask the state for another delay in selecting a path for the eight-lane highway. It questioned the need of any Inner Belt and pledged to travel to the capital to seek the support of the state's Congressional delegation against the road...