Word: withstood
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...Canada and European Union put the MEK on terrorism blacklists nearly a decade ago. Those governments also alleged that the NCRI was essentially the political arm of the MEK, a claim the NCRI says misrepresents the relationship between the two groups. Though the resulting blacklisting has withstood legal challenge in the U.S. and Canada, a European court this year struck down the MEK's terrorist listing in the E.U. The new ruling was based on an earlier British court decision that ordered the terrorist designation be lifted because of a lack of evidence that the MEK had been involved...
...whether cooking shows will survive the recession: "As the American economy takes a beating, so our food television -a forum that is so closely tied with our consumer behavior - must continue to evolve... The genre has withstood decades of economic highs and lows and will continue to respond in kind, but it might do so in ways we cannot yet imagine...
...sealed the first point of the contest with wins at No.’s 2 and 3. At No. 3, the partnership of Hayes and Felton secured an 8-4 victory over their Bears counterparts. In a tighter match, the No. 2 tandem of Omodele-Lucien and Ermakov withstood a late surge by Brown’s Chris Lee and Basu Ratnam to clinch the crucial doubles point (9-7).Down early, the Bears’ response was instantaneous, winning four of six opening sets in the singles matchups.Despite some uncharacteristic unforced errors in early baseline rallies...
...struck out ten Seawolves and only allowed two hits on her way to a complete-game victory. After a slow start to the game, Harvard pieced together a 3-0 lead after the fourth inning, led by Pledger who had two RBI. Brown continued to dominate, and the Crimson withstood a Stony Brook rally in the seventh to seal the victory. “This was a great game—the team really came out wanting to win,” Brown said. “This is good for the pitchers to learn their endurance levels, and good...
...With Harvard out-shot in the first period of both games, Kessler was forced into action as the Crimson withstood early Cornell onslaughts; the Team Canada Under-22 goaltender didn’t disappoint...