Word: withhold
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...much of Mexico's stand is solely talk? What sort of concrete measures would Mexico take against the United States? Would it withhold oil exports? Fuentes just shrugs. He's been out of the government too long to make predictions...
...Sotelo, a former Common Market minister who is known to Western leaders, is regarded as a tough economic troubleshooter. His skills will be needed to make headway against the slowdown of Spain's economy, which has raised unemployment to 15%. But some U.C.D. dissidents were openly threatening to withhold their support from Calvo-Sotelo when the parliament votes on his confirmation on Feb 10. Such disunity could lead to a new coalition or force early elections that would bring Felipe Gonzales's Socialist Party into contention. Juan Carlos held consultations with all party leaders through the weekend...
...Review may have trouble securing the detailed grade information it needs to implement the new selection procedure. A committee examining curriculum reform at the Law School is "very seriously considering" a proposal to withhold first year grades from the Law Review, but will probably not make a recommendation on the subject until the end of March, Molly Burke, a student member of the committee, said yesterday...
Elighty philosophers--including eight Harvard professors--recently signed a petition requesting President-elect Ronald Reagan to withhold military aid from eight Latin American countries that they feel have violated human rights...
...petition, circulated at a meeting of the American Philosophical Association in Boston in late December, urges the government to withhold aid from Argentina, Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia and Colombia...