Word: defeat
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Henry Hyde (R-III.), who has led the anti-abortion fight in the House for years, said, "I couldn't characterize it any other way than as a defeat for the unborn. I was surprised, upset and disappointed...
Kelly Dermody '89-'90, former BGLSA co-chair, and Clarissa C. Kripke '89, a founder of the gay rights organization Defeat Homophobia, will also speak at the event, organizers said...
Apart, we will continue to get sick to our stomachs. Together, we can defeat the ugly menace of closed-minded ice cream lovers...
...been more than 14 years since the last Americans were lifted off the embassy roof in Saigon, a televised vignette of ignominy that is still replayed in the U.S.'s memory. Now Viet Nam has suffered its own setback: after more than a decade of trying to defeat a rural insurgency in Cambodia, a Vietnamese expeditionary force has given up and gone home...
There is a widespread assumption that the Khmer Rouge are gearing for a major offensive. Many analysts believe that the rebels will move fast to demonstrate the military weakness of the Hun Sen government. Only by inflicting a significant military defeat within the next couple of months can they forestall a growing willingness to recognize his rule. Equally important, a major Khmer Rouge victory would destroy any lingering thoughts Sihanouk might entertain about cutting a deal with Hun Sen. Sadly, it seems more bloodletting will be needed to convince the various factions that political compromise is the only answer. Until...