Word: waver
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...leave Iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan. With old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming planet. We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat...
...pass the foreign service exam. Then in ’56 we all had a military obligation because there was a draft, but I got rejected on physical grounds by the Navy. So I went to Washington to see if I could persuade the Navy to give me a waver and I failed. But I was walking down the street and I saw a sign that read “‘The Washington Post’ and ‘Times Herald,’” so I walked in and I said...
...Sporting a red CityStep hoodie, Holder smiles at the expectant sweaty faces around her. She quickly summarizes the lessons learned from the 90-minute session. Several students’ attentions waver, and high-pitched giggling ensues...
...Some leaders have insisted that the E.U. should not waver. French President Nicolas Sarkozy declared that the targets and timetable would be upheld, but offered "solutions" for those having trouble meeting them. "The climate package is so important that we cannot simply drop it, under the pretext of a financial crisis," he said. "If we scale back our ambitions then we count for nothing...
...military and media observers. But it was little cause for sympathy among Afghans. With people hungry and out of work, the ISAF is a natural scapegoat. The popular consensus is that the situation in Afghanistan is getting worse, not better, and that the coalition is to blame. Most Afghans waver between believing the ISAF is working against the country's interest and believing that there are just not enough coalition troops to get the job done. And most Afghans have a hard time believing that the ISAF can't control rising prices for food and fuel. They've seen...