Word: clashingly
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Such talk may be no more than martial posturing. Nonetheless, a serious clash of troops would bring to a halt the current momentum toward peace. At his Washington press conference last Thursday, Kissinger expressed considerable concern that because "both sides are in the rear of each other, there is danger of military encirclement." He concluded that "there is a very great need for separation of forces...
Though the military looked on Papadopoulos's maneuver with disfavor, his promises of full democracy had been made before and were not altogether convincing to Greek leftists and moderates. In early November, a memorial service for former Premier George Papandreou, a leftist, had turned into a clash between police and students, and a week later demonstrations broke out at the Athens Polytechnic University and quickly spread to the streets of the capital; 13 persons were killed and hundreds wounded. Papadopoulos imposed martial law to restore order. The unrest finally gave the military an excuse to overthrow...
...President's impeachment or resignation must be prepared to do so on the basis of a calculated risk. Whoever succeeds him, it is a certainty that the Kremlin leaders are going to test his resolution in those areas of the world where American and Soviet interests clash. The risk of an error in assessment of the new President's will, or lack of it, could have disastrous results, and bring you troubles that make today's sorry situation pale in comparison...
...injury-plagued Harvard soccer team will try to upset Brown's Ivy League title hopes today when the two teams clash at Aldrich-Dexter Field in Providence...
...working-class ethnic communities. The privileges of Harvard students--a minority of whom are working-class ethnics--makes them an obvious target of community hostility. This attitude is hardened by Harvard's expansion tendencies, which, in the context of the limited space available in Cambridge, leads to continual clash with surrounding communities. Students are caught in the middle of this struggle. Although they don't make the decisions themselves, they are held responsible by victimized residents. When Harvard forces people out of their neighborhoods, the students are often saddled with the blame...