Word: thwart
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...night, targeting small units of Iraqi soldiers and military convoys with Molotov cocktails and hand grenades. When Iraq's intelligence service arrived in Kuwait City with a list of names and addresses of Kuwaiti army officers, civilians went around the city removing house numbers and street signs to thwart arrests...
...take long before fears + grew that Iraq, having devoured Kuwait, would turn next to other appetizing and vulnerable gulf nations -- most notably Saudi Arabia, the richest of them all. The extent to which the NATO countries, the Soviet Union and the threatened Arab states move to thwart Saddam will determine whether they have learned the lesson of history or are doomed to repeat...
...threat last February to "rule from below" is proving effective. Last week's strike was the second by public servants since Chamorro took office and the second that ended in concessions. Chamorro is fast learning that while she holds the power to act, the Sandinistas maintain the power to thwart her actions...
...personal and professional competence and honor. Poindexter was first in his class at the Naval Academy, excelled at sea command and Pentagon maneuver, and reared five sons (four of whom are pursuing naval careers); his wife became an Episcopal minister four years ago. Poindexter was devoted to trying to thwart terrorists, free American hostages and bring democracy to Nicaragua. Nobody argued with those objectives. "No defect in character," declared a former Cabinet officer who worked with him. "But a defect in judgment. He should not be so punished for that...
Chemical solvents that can thwart incendiaries turned bullish after the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision against congressional anti-flag burning legislation. Next opportunity: a formula that will protect the Bill of Rights...