Word: upholding
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...support the U.S. argument, officials in Washington showed reporters a copy of an early version of one provision that they said was to have been published as a supplementary agreement and that seemed to uphold the U.S. position on the issue. Complained Begin: "Let me respectfully say that they shouldn't have done that. It's not proper to show to the media texts that have not been approved." But he didn't budge on the settlements, which the U.S. has repeatedly declared to be "illegal." To put further pressure on Begin, the U.S. withheld a letter promising that...
...speak English with the strong Gallic accent of a man raised in Stuttgart? His colleagues and adversaries are French too, but they cannot figure out why Clouseau talks that way or, mostly, what he is talking about. "Leu and order," he says, meaning what he has sworn to uphold; every sentence contains a verbal banana peel...
...study at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques, Caroline's rebellion was in full swing. Recalls a friend: "She smoked in public, drank more than was good for her and always seemed to have a pop star handy when the photographers arrived." Her worried parents, ambitious to uphold a dynastic tradition that dates back seven centuries, scanned Europe for suitably aristocratic suitors. Prince Charles was rumored to be a favorite, and Prince Henri of Luxembourg would have made an ideal son-in-law. Neither seemed interested, and in any case, Caroline was more intrigued with a Parisian boulevardier...
...chief issues are local land use and the candidates' personalities. Robert promises to uphold property rights. Says he: "I don't like to see the government push people around." Besides, he insists that he is better qualified by temperament for the job: "I would be more forthright, controversial and make more waves." Retorts Beverly, who has attended every Ionia County commission meeting for the past four years: "Robert knows the issues, but I'm more informed about the facts and figures. The government should not dictate to people, yet it has an important role to play...
...Harvard-Yale race for the Sexton Cup, first rowed in 1852, is the oldest intercollegiate athletic event, and the Crimson has pride as well as tradition to uphold. Harvard holds a 65-47 edge in the series, but Yale's upset triumph in the Sprints casts a show on the Crimson hopes...