Word: signed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...boundaries. Begin in turn sidestepped the thornier issues. He took the position that unlike his predecessor, he did not want to negotiate an agreement with the U.S. but simply wanted to get started negotiating directly with the Arabs. He talked lyrically of peace, without giving any sign that he was prepared for territorial concessions other than those his predecessors were prepared to make in Sinai and the Golan Heights. The push toward Geneva might buy him time, and, should the Arabs refuse the conference, it would place the onus of intransigence on them...
...monopolizing a female's time, but not copulating, a courting male waits long enough to make certain that the female is not already pregnant. Among ring doves, a male turns from wooing to aggression if the female responds to his courtship too soon; that is a good sign that she may be pregnant...
...females, coy behavior makes sense if it elicits some sign of good genes or commitment to nurturing. Sociobiologists believe estrus disappeared in humans as a female strategy to cement monogamy: a year-round sexual attractiveness helped keep mates from wandering off. Menopause may have evolved to turn aging females away from breeding and toward protecting their genetic investment by caring for grandchildren...
Antiabortionists should put themselves on the line and sign up at Medicaid centers to raise, feed, clothe and educate the children they wish to "save." After all, if they care so much, they wouldn't want to see these children grow up in homes in the slums with too little food, or heat or education-not to mention love-would they...
...apart for several months, but when spring training began, Carew placed long long-distance calls, reaffirming his affection. "It was nice before," says Marilynn, "but by now it was love, already." When the season started, they confronted her family at Passover Seder. Her nieces and nephews hung out a sign: GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER. When her mother saw Marilynn's engagement ring, she hugged Carew, cried and said: "Just take care of my baby...