Word: submit
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Administration is leery of its ties to the General Assembly, which is dominated by Third World countries. In more than 37 years, the court has reviewed only 48 cases. Its successful arbitrations almost always involve such prosaic matters as fishing rights. In thornier conflicts, most nations are unwilling to submit to its rulings. More than two-thirds of the U.N.'s 158 members, including West Germany, Italy, the Soviet Union, China and France, do not grant the court full jurisdiction over their international dealings; generally they recognize the court's authority only when it suits their purposes...
...areas deemed "not sensitive," researchers would send papers to the Defense Department, at the same time they submit them for publication...
...accept an IMF austerity program to get new loans, and the Venezuelans are relying on oil revenues to pay for vital imports. Jaime Lusinchi, who became Venezuela's President in February, vowed that his government "will pay back every cent it owes," but said that he would not submit to repayment terms that "impede the progress of the country...
Even so tethered a watchdog was too fierce for the New York Times, a worthy paper much given to solemn defenses of its own probity. To submit to inside-the-craft judgments, the Times said, "would encourage an atmosphere of regulation. We will not furnish information or explanations to the council." That powerful opposition effectively doomed the council from the start. Richard Salant, then president of CBS News, criticized the Times for being "so goddam hard-nosed. I take the position that everyone has the right to look over my shoulder except the Government." But, Salant added, many...
...foundation does not require candidates to submit descriptions of their projects; it only looks for evidence of exceptional creativity and promise," the assistant said. As a result winners have greater freedom in pursuing their work...