Word: veto
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Iranians don't rely just on logic to press their case. They cite treaties with the Soviet Union dating back to 1921 and 1940 that declare the sea a common lake between the two countries. Tehran is willing to negotiate a new agreement but demands veto rights over any aspect it doesn't like. If Iran's interests are not taken into account, says Ardebili, it will deal with what it considers illegal activities in the Caspian by using "constructive--and possibly destructive" countermeasures...
...sentence statement about his decision Dean Lewis implied that it would be a waste of his time "to go through the many layers of approvals needed" in order to "effect the modest alteration of adding a signature to women's diplomas." In contrast, on the day of his diploma veto, Dean Lewis promised to advocate for the reinstatement of Latin on baccalaureate diplomas, providing women with an example of an issue on which he apparently would prefer to spend his energy...
...Iraqis care more about getting sanctions lifted than about weapons inspections, and they know that if they cause trouble the U.S. will veto any attempt to lift sanctions," says TIME U.N. correspondent William Dowell. "It's a delicate issue, of course, because if they get the idea that the U.S. will never lift sanctions, the Iraqis will once again feel they have nothing to lose, and we'll be back in a crisis situation...
...bill endorsed by the council and sent to Dean Lewis, which he may sign or "veto," calls for his signature to appear on the diplomas of all undergraduates...
Winfrey put his letter in his pocket--in what he now calls a "pocket veto." Kuumba had won Winfrey's heart...