Word: retaining
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...have confidence in the future of Hong Kong, but sadly I cannot convince others." Hong Kong's left-wing newspapers, which often reflect Beijing's views, accused the bank of abandoning the colony and damaging public confidence. Editorialized one of them: "The Hongkong bank wants to retain its privileges. It just doesn't want to accept any responsibility...
...only did Milosevic become the first holdover from the communist past to retain the presidency of a Yugoslav republic in an open election; his habit of waving the bloodied shirt of ethnic grievances set Serbia on a course of imminent collision with other Yugoslavs, notably Croats and Slovenes. Said Aleksandar Baljak, a Serbian journalist: "Democracy came and knocked at the door, but we weren't at home...
Whether Milosevic manages to retain control in Serbia's parliament in upcoming elections may determine whether the Yugoslav federation shatters. With a governing bloc, he could more easily press territorial claims against Croatia and grudges against Slovenia. Disintegration was not Poland's problem, and Walesa, despite his affection for Poland's prewar dictator, Marshal Jozef Pilsudski, strikes few people as a Volk-glorifying Fuhrer. But in trouncing candidate-come-lately Stanislaw Tyminski, a returned emigre who offered a form of national salvation as easy as a drug trip, Walesa himself could not quite shake off charges of pandering to emotions...
After its first free elections last June, Bulgaria became the only East European country to allow the Communist Party -- renamed the Bulgarian Socialist Party -- to retain power. But Prime Minister Andrei Lukanov's inability to alleviate chronic fuel and food shortages sparked weeks of street demonstrations. Last week after a four-day strike that paralyzed much of the country, Lukanov resigned. Appearing on television, he blamed the opposition for blocking his efforts toward reform, adding that it was "pointless" to * continue as Prime Minister. In Sofia demonstrators greeted the news with dancing and champagne...
Under Lee's firm and steady guidance, the port has evolved into a prosperous hub of commerce. But some Singaporeans have questioned the republic's puritanical social strictures, which include a campaign against overeating in restaurants. Meanwhile, Lee will retain considerable power as secretary- general of the ruling party and a senior minister in the Prime Minister's office...