Word: relinquishing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...surprising turn, when the Armenian supreme soviet, or parliament, voted in favor of annexing Nagorno-Karabakh, contradicting the position taken in March by Moscow party leaders. The vote also put the Armenian leaders in conflict with their counterparts in Azerbaijan, who had decided earlier in the week not to relinquish control of Nagorno-Karabakh. It was the first time in Soviet history that one of the 15 constituent republics had so directly opposed either Moscow leadership or a sister republic. That issue and other disruptive nationality problems will be discussed at length at the party conference. One possible compromise solution...
...Manuel] Noriega 120 days notice and a plea bargain ought to be willing to give the American worker 60 days notice before they are thrown out on the street," Dukakis said. He referred to a tentative deal to drop drug charges against the Panamanian strongman if he agrees to relinquish power and leave Panama by August...
...number-one doubles match, Harvard Co-Captain Kristin Bland and Jamie Henikoff defeated Molly Quest and Andrea Williams, 6-2, 6-2, to give the Crimson a lead it would not relinquish...
...first singles match, Harvard Co-Captain Arkie Engle dropped a 6-3, 6-3 decision to Joby Foley, to give the Mountaineers (ranked 19th nationally) a lead they would not relinquish...
...These further steps reaffirm our commitment to democratic government in Panama and our belief that Noriega would best serve his country by complying with the instruction of President [Eric Arturo] Delvalle to relinquish his post," Reagan said in the letter to Capitol Hill leaders...