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After the British announced they were withdrawing their only naval vessel in the area, General Galtieri, increasingly aware of the tenuous position he held within his own country, decided it would be a propitious time to invade...
...cataloguing the cry of the underprivileged. Neither interpretation actually applies to the content of the book, which in a very general way examines economic development. It is a revised version of a series of lectures given in India in the spring of 1982, which Galbraith ties together with sometimes tenuous theme that historical process-meaning the state of development-not ideology, should dictate what economic policy a country pursues...
...Lions' temporary momentum was quickly stifled by sophomore standout Sean Wallace, who edged his way to a hard-fought, 3-2 victory over Columbia's Stefan Antonssen by maintaining a tenuous hold in the final moments. Crimson freshman Kevin Wattles clinched the victory with a 4-3 decision in the 190-lb. weight class over Andy Barth, scoring a timely escape in the final period...
With seven minutes left in the game, the cagers held a 51-36 advantage over the hapless. Big Red, but when the final buzzer sounded Harvard clung to a tenuous 51-50 edge...
...clear cut fact: by removing the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) from Lebanon, Israel has insured the security of its borders from outside aggression for the foreseeable future. With the siege of Beirut, Prime Minister Begin closed a circle he began at Camp David. Begin has created peace--albeit a tenuous one--with Egypt, knocked out the Iraqui nuclear threat, decimated the Syrian air force, frightened Jordan and neutralized Lebanon. Never have Israelis been so safe...