Word: withstood
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...plans to "peel Syria away" from its ties to Iran, although its refusal to talk directly to Damascus means it has to outsource the job to Arab allies viewed by Syria with contempt. And unless they're offering a credible incentive, they're probably wasting their breath: Syria has withstood years of pressure and harangues from the U.S. - perhaps aware that the U.S. and Israel, knowing that the most likely alternative is the Muslim Brotherhood, actually want to keep the Ba'ath regime in place. Syria will refrain from confronting its more powerful enemies, but is unlikely to lift...
...violence was a harbinger of the second Palestinian intifadeh, during which Jerusalem withstood a regular onslaught of suicide bombings. "I've seen more attacks and more blood than any political leader anyplace," Olmert says. "There were attacks in almost every corner of the city. I've met with dozens of victims. It's something that comes back to me time and time again." Olmert says the experience "re-emphasized the need for separation" from the Palestinians...
Brown scored near the end of the third quarter and withstood Harvard’s attack in the final quarter, winning, 3-2, at Blodgett pool in Cambridge and spoiling the Crimson’s home opener on Friday. Senior two-meter Mollie Mehaffey, who is also a Crimson editor, scored both of Harvard’s goals. Aside from her efforts, Harvard (7-3, 2-2 CWPA Northern Division), could apply little pressure offensively against the Bears (4-9, 2-2). “You play badly, you should lose,” Crimson coach Erik Farrar said...
...silent friend,” Reeves said. “We’re going to stand by your fight...It’s unacceptable for you to go for a year without a contract,” former mayor and Councillor Anthony D. Galluccio told the protesters, who withstood chilling 20 degree temperatures.Billye Thomas, a principal shop steward for the CHA, blamed the CHA for the failure of contract negotiations. “We’ve been negotiating for a year, but they haven’t listened,” she said...
...night with one minute left. Harvard moved into a tie after sophomore Dave Watters tipped a Dylan Reese shot into the back of the net with 12:09 left in the second period. It was Reese’s third straight game with an assist. Goalie John Daigneau withstood several furious flurries in front of his own net, saving a total of 25 shots on the night. Daigneau and St. Lawrence’s Justin Pesony each faced 27 shots, but Daigneau had one more crucial stop than his counterpart. The second period saw three goals—Watters?...