Word: commitement
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...died after being exposed to arsenic gas in a laboratory of the MA Conn plant he worked at on Route 128 outside of Boston. Company officials claim that Zemotel purposely exposed himself to the gas, though Zemotel's family and friends vigorously deny that Zemotel had any cause to commit suicide...
...Likud has had more success than Labor in patching together a coalition from the small religious and splinter parties that will now control 35 seats in the Knesset. But as Herzog consulted with many of these 13 groups, it became clear that some former Likud supporters were reluctant to commit themselves to a new Shamir government. Among the notable holdouts was the National Religious Party. Former Defense Minister Ezer Weizman, who leads Yahad, a new party with three seats, is thought to be leaning toward Labor. He told a television audience that "what has happened in the past seven years...
This latest diplomatic crisis began when the Soviet news agency TASS said that Moscow had proposed a joint statement that would commit the superpowers to negotiate on "the prevention of militarization of space." TASS also said the Soviets wanted to introduce a moratorium on the testing and deployment of antisatellite weapons and space-based missiles when proposed negotiations are scheduled to begin on Sept. 18 in Vienna. The Administration, however, also wants to look at "offensive" weapons, namely intermediate and intercontinental missiles, and it opposes the suggested moratorium since the U.S. has no operating antisatellite system and the Soviet Union...
...taking a $1 billion loss on the deal. In addition, the agency will give Continental another $1 billion to put it in better financial shape. In a final sign of support, the FDIC stated, "If, for any reason, the permanent assistance package proves to be insufficient, the FDIC will commit additional capital or other forms of assistance as may be required...
...junk shop and discovers within it a cache of more than 300 love letters. She spends a day reading them, vicariously participating in a passion that her own fashionable life holds at bay. In Terminal, a woman with cancer begs her husband not to interfere if she decides to commit suicide. But an agonizing dilemma then arises: How should he love her-by letting her die, or by refusing to abet their separation...