Word: vivendi
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...members of the surviving dynasties-the Dutch and the Belgians, the Swedes and the Danes-they managed to find a modus vivendi largely by effacing themselves: riding bicycles, using public transport, marrying commoners and generally behaving like senior civil servants rather than anointed kings and queens...
Muskie's immediate and overriding problem will be to work out a modus vivendi with Brzezinski that fully establishes the Secretary of State's position. It will not be an easy task. The National Security Adviser is a man of strong views directly put. Brzezinski likes to say, "In life you must take risks," and he shapes his policy thoughts accordingly. His favorite historical figure is Napoleon. He often quotes a phrase he attributes to the Emperor: "On s'engage et puis on voit" (roughly, "You act and then you see"). A less favored and not yet historical figure...
...managing the conclusion of any crisis, perhaps the most critical moment occurs when the opponent appears ready to settle; then it is the natural temptation to relax. This is almost always a mistake; the time for conciliation is after the crisis is surmounted and a settlement or modus vivendi has been reached...
...Kennedy-Khrushchev understanding, some aspects of which are still secret, established what has been a modus vivendi for the two superpowers: the U.S. agrees not to invade Cuba, and in exchange the Soviets pledge not to base offensive weapons in the country...
...other religious group in the Soviet Union to practice their faith. The mosques are full on Fridays and holy days, and small delegations have been allowed to leave the country to take part in the hajj. Muslim leaders, the muftis, have apparently worked out a kind of modus vivendi with the government; in exchange for being allowed to practice their religion they often support the government on major policy questions. Any kind of Islamic resistance to the Soviet system would probably emerge from a large network of Sufi brotherhoods, ultraconservative secret societies that are banned by Soviet law. Sufi adherents...