Word: withstood
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...resilience has enabled him to survive debacles that would have ruined a lesser pol. Many Iranians blame him for prolonging Iran's eight-year war with Iraq by encouraging Khomeini to continue fighting after Iran's decisive recapture of the gulf port of Khorramshahr in 1982. As President, Rafsanjani withstood criticism from human-rights activists and a German court for ignoring, if not approving, the murder by Iranian hit squads of regime opponents in Europe; the Iranian government rejected the accusations outright. Rafsanjani's critics view him as opportunistic, corrupt in financial dealings and lacking guiding principles. "Have you ever...
...Pope John Paul II's explosion a joyful noise unto the Lord. But the 264th occupant of the throne of St. Peter was no more silenced by their misgivings than by the assassin's bullet he survived in 1981 or the progressive ailments, including Parkinson's disease, that he withstood for at least a decade. He pursued God's truth with a fearless, anachronistic, nearly stunning purity of purpose, and the world was left to adapt as it might...
Fresh off a frustrating end to the 2003-2004 season, junior forward Charlie Johnson had withstood about as much as he could handle from the month of March...
...think the egregious behavior [of tobacco companies]--that it went on for decades. I think people got angry. There is also a price that comes with that. My daughters understood what I did, and they're very proud. If my marriage had been strong enough, it might have withstood it too. But it didn...
Preston trailed 3-2 at the end of the first period as he withstood an early takedown and an illegal hold call. In the second period, he tied the match 3-3 with an escape before securing a 6-4 match victory—and three team points for the Crimson—in the final period...