Word: sponsorship
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Neither in Poland nor in Kampuchea could these dramatic reversals have been made without the sponsorship of Gorbachev. They follow a string of precedents set by the Soviet Union: its first contested elections in 71 years; withdrawal from Afghanistan; constructive mediation in southern Africa; offers of significant cuts in the Warsaw Pact's conventional-force structure in Europe; and even, despite reports of an unwelcome sale of jet bombers to Libya, suggestions of a generally more helpful approach to the Middle East...
...inherent in this history almost makes one wish it were true, but the real facts are much more pedestrian. The Salient has had no connection with the Conservative Club since 1982. Therefore, while many Salient staff members did oppose the club's invitation of Abe Hoppenstein (and its subsequent sponsorship of a speech by Duke Kent Brown), our opposition was no more significant than that of any other students...
...Doesn't Syria's sponsorship of organizations such as the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command ((P.F.L.P.-G.C.)), which is suspected in the Pan Am bombing, hurt your image around the world...
...sponsorship of the N.Y.U. program is part of a long-standing tradition of support for education and the arts. Since 1935, the TIME Education Program has helped teachers put our magazine to use in the classroom. Three years ago, we began awarding $3,000 scholarships to 20 outstanding college students from around the country for their academic and extracurricular achievements. We have donated more than 1,500 original artworks made for TIME covers to the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, where they are permanently displayed...
Critics of the funeral said Hirohito shared responsibility for World War II, saying that government sponsorship of funeral ceremonies--some of which are related to Shintoism--violate the constitutional separation of state and religion...