Word: relinquish
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...rift in what had been a relatively smooth relationship between Israel and Egypt since Sadat's death hardly helped to quell anxieties as Israel prepared to relinquish the last part of the Sinai on April 25. Hints by Israel that it might attack P.L.O. strongholds in southern Lebanon were also deeply worrying. To urge restraint on all parties, Washington dispatched Special Envoy Philip Habib to the region once again...
...proposed 7,500-member U.N. peace-keeping group that would supervise a cease-fire (see following interview). The South Africans are deeply distrustful of the U.N. since the General Assembly has declared SWAPO the authentic representative of the Namibian people. Given the South Africans' reluctance to relinquish the territory, a final settlement still seems elusive, but it may be a bit closer than ever before...
...overtime period, Carrabino stepped to the line after a backcourt foul, and with 4:18 remaining he calmly sand both shots to give Harvard a lead they would never relinquish...
...plumbing and wiring. This well-intentioned but clumsy interference apparently gave Bok the final push toward a move he may have already favored: He cancelled all expansion plans, contending that the art sale proposal would scare away any possible replacements for Slive, who announced last year that he would relinquish the directorship this fall...
...that maxim from the classic textbook by Paul Samuelson. Labor unions had become so strong, the reasoning went, that they had virtually repealed the law of supply and demand as it applies to jobs and wages. Even in difficult economic times, unions would prefer to sacrifice jobs rather than relinquish hard-won gains hi salaries or benefits. During the 1973-75 recession, the worst since the Great Depression, many workers went on strike or suffered layoffs so that they would not have to give up what they won in past wage negotiations...