Word: frictioned
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...festivities, all stressing the longevity of Franco-American friendship, buffered any ideological friction created by the Presidents' disparate history lessons with friendly toasts and good cheer. Mitterrand and his wife Danielle were hosts at a Sunday lunch aboard the moored French frigate De Grasse (named for Admiral François de Grasse, whose naval blockade sealed the English defeat at Yorktown). There, after lobster and lamb, Mitterrand told Reagan that he relished "the humor of your conversation" and toasted "the generous smile of Mrs. Reagan." A few hours later the Presidents, their wives and 92 others arrived, amid fife...
...improving relations. It would be foolish for us to seek a confrontation with the U.S. It is our wish that all these sources of friction be overcome. As I assume this office I would like to explore the possibilities creatively and consistently for arriving at some decisions and some understandings that would lift from us the shadow of a confrontation between Turkey and Greece...
When Swedish Dynamite Tycoon Alfred Nobel established a peace prize in his name 80 years ago, he specified that it be given for the "best work for fraternity between nations." In the past decade some of the Nobel choices have caused more friction than fraternity, notably the 1973 joint award to North Viet Nam's Le Due Tho and U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, for their role in ending the Viet Nam War; and the 1978 prize to Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat for the Camp...
Although the squad practiced Thursday morning on the astroturf at B.U., Springfield's artificial surface caused some problems for the ball-control oriented Crimson. While the booters adjusted to the wildly skidding balls and lack of friction on the carpet, the kick-and-run Chiefs jumped out to a short-lived 1-0 lead...
Various slides provide the perceptive skidder with firsthand knowledge of the battle between gravity and friction. By plunging into a sea of green plastic balls, the playful student can know what it feels like to be a mutated molecule in a densely packed universe...