Word: granting
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...strike was not halted by any secret deal. At a summit meeting in Dublin earlier this month Thatcher and Haughey had agreed on how to proceed. The striking prisoners were then sent a 32-page British position paper that made it clear that London would never grant them political status. The document, however, did indicate that Britain was prepared to consider prison reforms once the fast had ended. There was a hint that some of the strikers' other demands -such as the right to wear civilian clothes -might in the end be granted...
...Please keep this under your Stetson," read Barbara Sinatra's invitation, "but I'm tossing a surprise birthday party for my blue-eyed cowboy." Cary Grant, the Fred Astaires, the Gregory Pecks, Spiro Agnew, the Johnny Carsons and 200 others were on hand to greet the guest of honor at his own spread in Rancho Mirage, Calif., under a tent rigged with saloon-style bars, cacti, a bandstand and spittoons. Old Blue Eyes was delighted: "I'm gushing with happiness," said he. Guess when a man turns 65, it's time to hoe down...
...cynically corrupted version of Grover's Corners. Early on, when Salieri is 16, he kneels in prayer and makes a Faustian compact with God. He vows to excel in virtue, magnify his talents and live his life as a tribute to his creator if only God will grant him fame...
...sentence. "Imposition of a ten-year sentence where a 25-year sentence is permissible under the statute," he argued, "constitutes a finding that the facts justify only a ten-year sentence." Brennan warned that the logical extension of the court's reasoning might allow Congress to grant prosecutors the power to appeal acquittals...
...tenure dispute? Is it about those kiosks? Or maybe the shuttle bus route? Could it be the latest divestiture demand? Is it the Radcliffe Forum? our cap-and-gown stand? Whatever it is they're asking, whatever it is they want You tell them that I'll grant it--unless, that is, I can't. I've had the strangest dream last night, a dream of dire import; Ronald Reagan had become Santa Claus--or so it was, I thought. If the world can turn that topsy-turvy, then I can alter too. I've learned my Christmas lesson...