Word: withstanding
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...they did worry that the U.S. would seek to influence Israel to vacate the conquered Arab territories. "We may find ourselves faced by political pressures of a nature never encountered during the previous administrations," warned Israel's leading daily, Ha'aretz. "We had better be prepared to withstand it." For precisely the same reason, Arab countries welcomed Washington's more active role in a region where, so far as they are concerned, the U.S. has been far too content to do nothing. That policy is exactly what the Israelis prescribe, since they feel that time...
Harvard had padded its victory margin enough in the early matches to withstand this loss, however. Bruce Goodman (130), Paul Catinella (137), and Pat Coleman (145) decimated Columbia's predicted strength in the lower weights, denying the Lions any real chance for victory. Coleman put in the best performance of the meet defeating Columbia's highly favored captain...
Vital Interest. So deep are the wells of hate in the Middle East that perhaps no political leader could now withstand the consequences of a compromise settlement to end the mounting hostilities. If that is the case, says Charles Yost, who was named by Nixon two weeks ago to be his U.N. ambassador, "the necessary initiative can only come from outside"-preferably in agreement with Russia and negotiated through the U.N. That would represent a significant departure from U.S. policy, which up to now has been based on the premise that Arabs and Israelis should settle their own affairs. Writing...
Before approval of the limited atomic test ban treaty five years ago, Jackson told the Senate, his committee was assured by scientists that enough had been learned from atmospheric tests to design electronic components that could withstand EMP's current surges. But Jackson is not convinced. Now that researchers are limited exclusively to confined underground tests for guidance, he said, they are prevented from solving the EMP problem completely-especially for missiles in flight...
Regional and multilateral responsibility is the only way in which small and medium sized nations--particularly those living near the borders of the great powers--will be able to gain the collective strength necessary goth to withstand the pressure of internal aggression and/or subversion and muster the economic and social resources which few have within their own limited means...