Word: held
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...held a knife to Wieber's chin while the other asked for his wallet, the journal said. There was no indication of any arrests as a result of the incident...
...evidence for this conclusion seems a little . . . well, marginal; a lawyer might call it pure hearsay. The motive is class resentment (a couple of lads working on the estate held Jones in utter contempt), but even Perry Mason might turn into a loser trying to sell a judge that one. Even if the research were more solid, Hotchner thinks so little of the Stones and manifests such indifference to rock that his book creates an atmosphere that would put anyone, not just a fan, on the defensive. Hotchner quotes at length from Jagger and Richards, but they did not cooperate...
...another agonizing conflict between ecology and economics. In the Pacific Northwest loggers' jobs are pitted against the need to save ancient forests, the habitat of spotted owls. In the Southwest a $582 million water project is delayed because it threatens the squawfish. In Arizona a $200 million observatory was held up on behalf of some 150 rare Mount Graham red squirrels. Are all these species worth saving? And who among us is fit to make such decisions...
...much for Ollie's vaunted respect for superiors. But he was not alone. Almost everyone held William Casey at arm's length in those days. A major scandal had just surfaced: in a covert arms-for-hostages deal, the Great Satan had sold weapons to its enemy, Iran. Profits had been diverted to the Nicaraguan contras. Casey, director of the Central Intelligence Agency, would be summoned to testify about what he knew and when he knew...
Fearing religious conflict, Singh ordered Advani's arrest. The B.J.P. immediately withdrew its support from the government, a move likely to bring about Singh's fall when a vote of confidence is held next week. Nor did it prevent violence. In the days after the arrest, more than 60 people died during riots between Hindus and Muslims, and tens of thousands of troops and police were deployed in Uttar Pradesh to prevent further bloodshed...