Word: complement
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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Karmal's political ventures were transparent bids for some popular acceptance to complement the Soviets' military support. According to most accounts, Moscow's occupation force effectively controlled all of Afghanistan's major cities and highways, but still faced considerable resistance in rural areas; perhaps 80% of the barren countryside remained in rebel hands. After a four-day lull, attacks by Muslim insurgents flared again in the northeast provinces of Badakhshan and Takhar. Civil unrest, according to U.S. intelligence reports, erupted repeatedly inside Kandahar, an ancient trading center on the edge of the Desert of Death. Soviet...
...Robert Mondavi, whose family-owned Napa Valley winery employs advanced technology, equipment and skills to produce consistently elegant varietals. Next to quality, he says, the most important goal for California winemakers is to produce bottles at prices that will enable American families to regard wine as the everyday complement to food rather than as an infrequent celebration...
Although defensemen Julie Starr and Anna Jones put in impressive performances, barring all Tiger attempts while they were on the ice, the Crimson forwards failed to complement their finesse with some goals...