Word: suit
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Thus the operative phrase in Carter's press conference was his vow to pursue a "peaceful solution." Accordingly, the U.S. filed suit against Iran in the International Court of Justice at The Hague, asking that Tehran be ordered to free the hostages and return the embassy to U.S. control. The court can adjudicate disputes between nations under a 1961 convention that was signed by both the U.S. and Iran. Court President Sir Humphrey Waldock summoned the 15 judges to a hearing next Monday. He also asked Iran to send a representative. Nonetheless, the suit was largely a symbolic gesture...
...account for several billion dollars of revenues earned by the National Iranian Oil Co. between 1973 and 1978." In 1976 alone, it asserts, Nice's receipts as published by the company were $1 billion less than the NIOC earnings reported by the Central Bank of Iran; the suit implies that the $1 billion went into the Shah's foundations. While no proof is offered, the practice is by no means uncommon; other national oil companies also set aside sums for undefined state purposes...
...Since the imminent deportation proceedings are meant expressly as a means of exerting political pressure on a foreign government and hence are unrelated to any permanent concern over the proper enforcement of the immigration laws, they represent a classic case of bending the legal system to suit the prevailing political mood...
...sheep skin running suit is a must for cold-weather joggers. The jacket costs $395 and the pants $275, and the company spokesman said that the suit is appropriate for status seekers who jog in warm climates. For the golf-minded, the store offers western-style cowboy golf boots with cleats...
...greater public understanding of science would suit Eric J. Chaisson, assistant professor of Astronomy. He didn't mention it, but he might like tenure...