Word: sticked
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...world's strongest currencies, but the convalescent British pound seems certain to come under renewed speculative attack. Although London affirmed its determination to maintain the price of sterling at its present $2.40 level, financiers are divided over whether Britain has the resources to make that decision stick. At the unlikely worst, a forced devaluation of sterling could start a chain reaction of other devaluations, throwing the international monetary apparatus into chaos...
...effect, that it will allow an unwritten exception to these restrictions if the U.S. formally agrees to reversion for Okinawa; his regime, Sato feels, must win control of the island in order to stay in power and keep anti-American elements from gaining strength. Rogers resisted this carrot-and-stick argument; the U.S. wants no strings on its Okinawa-based forces. Japanese Foreign Minister Kiichi Aichi called Rogers' attitude "severe...
...take care of ?after me." Still, even when he became president of the alliance, Wayne viewed politics as a necessary evil. "My main object in making a motion picture is entertainment," he confesses. "If at the same time I can strike a blow for liberty, then I'll stick...
...deaf old porter Ferapont is in the capable hands of James Greene, who is obliged to wear shabby or worn-out clothing and whose figures stick through holes in his black mittens. He carries out his menial chores without complaint. Michael Parish and Tom Klunis do yeoman service in small straightforward roles of lieutenants Fedotik and Rode...
...insurrection in Thailand is quite another matter. I feel that if the Thais do not let their will melt away at the thought of being on their own-with American aid in arms and resources, but not in men -then Thailand will manage to stay nonCommunist. If Thailand sticks, then Malaysia has a better chance, and so Singapore will stick...