Word: staunched
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Germany are doing just that. President Francois Mitterrand and Chancellor Helmut Kohl last week proposed the creation of an all-European army, starting with a small Franco-German brigade that is already in existence and eventually comprising troops from all the nine nations in the Western European Union. Staunch Atlanticists initially opposed the idea: British Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd called it an unnecessary "duplication" of NATO. But others, including the U.S. -- which is not a member of the WEU and thus has the most influence to lose -- were more restrained. Some diplomats suggested that a Euroarmy could play a role...
...house that al-Husseini has just completed in Ayn Siniya, a West Bank village 15 miles north of Jerusalem. Shamir, who has already rejected al- Husseini as a potential delegate, could backtrack and assert that al- Husseini is now a West Banker. And al-Husseini could take his seat, staunch in his conviction that he still speaks for Jerusalemites...
...original Greek. A Maronite Catholic, Michael was grounded in his faith, believing that religion was at the heart of everything it means to be human. He became a resource for everyone and was sought out to explain arcane doctrine or translate a puzzling phrase. While Michael could be staunch in his opinion, says an editor who worked closely with him, "he was a person of remarkable equanimity. He tried to persuade by logic, never by charged or heated words, and I never once knew him to lose his temper...
Locke, who still describes himself as "a pretty staunch supporter of the tax cap," helped to push the original bill through the state house...
...poor reflection of Carter: Abedi, a charismatic personality, has given millions each year to charities and has wooed numerous world leaders attracted to his Third World Foundation. Britain's Lord Callaghan, a former Prime Minister, was a paid economic adviser to B.C.C.I., and Pakistani President Zia was a staunch supporter. While Indira Gandhi was India's Prime Minister, she presented a prize established by B.C.C.I. "When I met him 20 years ago," says a close associate of Abedi's, "I looked into his eyes and saw God and the devil residing in perfect harmony, and I think nothing has changed...