Word: withstood
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Most of the rivergoers safely withstood the heavily hyped hurricane, but at least one injury was reported. Karen Spinks of Mott St., Boston, broke a leg when she slipped and fell, M.D.C. officer Bradford A. Waite said...
...mounted by renegade military officers, took an unexpectedly violent turn. The rebellion was crushed within twelve hours, but it left five people dead and 60 injured. Worse, Thailand's image as an increasingly stable semidemocracy in Southeast Asia may have been tarnished. Said Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda, whose government withstood another military takeover attempt only four years ago: "I don't agree with this method of solving the country's problems...
...interfere with U.S. policy and U.S.-Israeli relations, seems questionable. His pronouncement that "the Shiites are simply out to destroy those nations [that prize freedom] in any way possible for their own fanatical reasons" smacks of paranoia. Given the political turmoil, economic collapse and physical hardship the Shiites have withstood in the recent past, the terrorist actions of the hijackers more likely reflect extreme desperation and fear, instead of the well thought out political maneuvering Mr. Kahn attributes to them. Finally, Mr. Kahn's call for the U.S. to "unite with Israel and other supporters and crush those who threaten...
...with far-reaching ethical implications, with the biggest issue most likely centering on the divisive issue of abortion. Under the 1973 Roe vs. Wade ruling, the Supreme Court held that every woman had the right to an abortion during the first two trimesters of pregnancy, a decision that had withstood recent Administration attempts to limit the use of federal funds for abortions and the mobilization of the Right to Life forces. The arrival of a few Reagan judges who could link up with the present conservatives, however, could bode ill for the ruling...
Almost any other year, the Tigers would have been nearly universally cheered, for no sports town has been more forbearing and no city deserves more cheer. Sixteen seasons have gone by since the Tigers of Al Kaline and Denny McLain won the World Series, and the fans have withstood some bleak years. In Detroit, there appear to be only good times or bad. Record profits or deepening recessions. Windfalls or layoffs. When the Tigers were winning every day in April and May, it occurred to some that they could not possibly have been more in step with the city (unless...