Word: standoff
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...more accurate. While the U.S. has 41 Polaris submarines, each of which carries 16 missiles, Russia has a fleet of only nine such submarines. The U.S. has nearly 600 strategic bombers v. 150 Russian planes. The two powers have thus achieved a nuclear standoff in which the U.S. has more warheads, while the Soviets lead in megatonnage...
...other year, Malay farmers would make small fortunes on this rare fruit. Last week durians were rotting by the roadside because Chinese trucks were not sent for them-as they are not being sent anywhere in Malaysia's rice bowl. Economies will not long endure that kind of standoff, and the result is likely to be fresh explosions of racial strife...
...point for a draw). The Armenians in the audience moaned. Said one official: "It was like the funeral of a father." Then Petrosian rallied. Baffling Spassky with his impenetrable defenses, he tied the score at 6 to 6. For the next six games, the contest was a standoff; one expert described it as a battle between "the young tiger who jumps on his prey and the old crocodile who waits for the right moment for the decisive blow." Then, in the crucial 19th game, Spassky quickly went to the attack and, with a flurry of brilliant closing moves, crushed...
...after Umuahia fell in April, Biafrans retaliated by recapturing the junction town of Owerri following a lengthy siege. Last week Biafran units were moving slowly southward from Owerri toward the oilfields around Port Harcourt. The Biafran strategy is not so much to regain lost territory as to prolong the standoff and inflict federal casualties until the Nigerians agree to peace talks and grant them independence. Toward such a goal, Count von Rosen's air force, however Lilliputian, is a significant help. As soon as his squadron has effectively disabled Nigerian airpower on the ground, Von Rosen intends...
...Weight and running events result in a standoff, the jumping events could be the deciding factor in the meet. Leading the squad will be high-jumper Jim Coleman, triple jumper Walter Johnson, and pole vaulter Pete Lazarus, all of whom surpassed or equalled personal records last week...