Word: succeeds
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Looming in the background is the Soviet Union, and its distant rival, the United States. In the inevitable struggle of internal political forces to succeed Khomeini, the potential of Soviet intervention cannot be completely ruled out. The 1921 treaty with Iran could be invoked to justify such an intervention on the grounds that chaos in Iran endangers Soviet security. If the 1979 Afghanistan scenario unfolds in Iran, the U.S. will be compelled to act in order to "cut its losses." It may be done through a tacit partition of Iran so that the Soviets could not reach the Persian Gulf...
...reform program to bear fruit, Ramos needs political stability and time, which may be the most important reason he has chosen to side with Aquino. Another factor, say officials in both the Aquino Cabinet and the military, is that he may want to succeed Aquino when her presidential term expires in 1992. Married, Ramos has five children, all girls, whose ages range from 13 to 31. He is scheduled to retire from the military in two years. The central question is how long he will side with Aquino now that he is no longer the point of balance between...
...nearly unbearable. I passed through a gauntlet of youths with a pounding heart." His apprehension soon gave way to sadness. "While most Americans make a point of avoiding the bad side of town, those within dream of one day escaping. My depressing conclusion was that few will succeed...
...announce his holdings and his intentions once 5% or more of a company's shares are in his grasp. The first result of such an announcement is usually a boost in the stock's price. After the offer is made public, arbitragers, betting that a takeover bid will succeed, jump in and buy as much of the target stock as they can. Shareholders who are willing to sell then have the opportunity to win profits without staying the full course of the takeover, which may not succeed. Of course, the activities of the arbitragers boost the share price again...
...with increasing boldness has recently opposed Aquino's policy of seeking a negotiated end to the country's 17-year-old Communist insurgency. The President then announced that she had appointed Deputy Defense Minister Rafael Ileto, a West Point graduate and former Ambassador to Iran and Thailand, to succeed Enrile. Said the President: "I hereby give notice to all those who may be inclined to exploit the present situation that the sternest measures will be taken against them if they...