Dog/cat detente is still on the level of demilitarized zones, alas. From Wordnik.com. [i need a woman with eyes like rodin, see the body caught within the stone] Reference
The word detente was hers, as are many of the other words he remembers from her sentences. From Wordnik.com. [justinker Diary Entry] Reference
As far as detente is concerned, I am sure South Africa has gained much more than it might have lost. From Wordnik.com. [Détente in Africa] Reference
But very little else in the relations between them has been changed much, and the future of this detente is not assured. From Wordnik.com. [Gunnar Myrdal - Prize Lecture] Reference
D-word detente New York Times Maga - zine, Jan. 17, 1988. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XV No 1] Reference
He operated at a time when the notion of detente (the hope that the nuclear warriors could have a cuppa) made occasional appearances. From Wordnik.com. [WHAT REALLY HAPPENED] Reference
Under the slogan of what he called "detente" the then racist Prime. From Wordnik.com. [IN THE BELLY OF THE BEAST] Reference
And read a few friggin 'history books that explain what "detente" was. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
Our failure to back them recalls the most pusillanimous diplomacy of "detente". From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Namibia and Rhodesia in return for an international policy of "detente" with South Africa. From Wordnik.com. [SOUTH AFRICA'S MILITARY AND NUCLEAR BUILD-UP] Reference
That is their interpretation of "detente", their interpretation of the "spirit of Helsinki". From Wordnik.com. [Armed Forces and Détente] Reference
The ministers went on to reject Vorster's "detente", reaffirmed their support for our movement and for armed struggle. From Wordnik.com. [POLITICAL REPORT OF THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO THE NATIONAL CONSULTATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS] Reference
Boneshaker is back on Amazon.com - thereby indicating that Macmillan and Amazon have reached some kind of detente, I must assume. From Wordnik.com. [Links and Updates] Reference
He also undermined the "detente" policy of the previous 10 years. From Wordnik.com. [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference
My mother never reached any kind of detente with three of my four siblings. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
Yerevan has created new dynamics in efforts to restore "detente" between Turkey. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Then she tries to push through it, eventually getting very drunk with Abby and reaching a kind of detente with her. From Wordnik.com. [Comic Book Resources] Reference
He accused Khatami, Rafsanjani, and Musavi of trying to weaken the Islamic state by wanting a policy of "detente" with the West. From Wordnik.com. [Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty] Reference
"detente" against veto overrides should be dead and buried by now. From Wordnik.com. [AroundTheCapitol.com] Reference
Only the Pentagon left open the possibility of detente. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
A prophet of detente, he has since been vindicated by history. From Wordnik.com. [Jeff Biggers: Memo to Daily Beast's Peter Beinart: Sarah Palin is No George McGovern] Reference
There's at least detente right now -- respect, maybe not peace. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 14, 2006] Reference
No such detente exists in the Palestinians 'relationship with Israel. From Wordnik.com. [Rhymes amid rubble: Palestinian refugee rappers' voices spill out across borders] Reference
The next milestone on Iran's drive for detente will be at the World Cup matches. From Wordnik.com. [Iran's Soccer Diplomacy] Reference
From the old East Germany to Russia, the Deutsche mark was the currency of detente. From Wordnik.com. [The New Berlin Republic] Reference
The second was stabilizing the arms race and creating detente with the Soviet Union. From Wordnik.com. [The Rise And Fall And Rise And Fall And Rise Of N] Reference
"Nixon" represents his emotional detente, a hard-won effort to discover compassion for the enemy. From Wordnik.com. [Hollywood's Most Controversial Director Oliver Stone Takes On Our Most Controversial President Richard Nixon] Reference
At the very least, they worried, the small steps Kennedy had taken toward detente would be dashed. From Wordnik.com. [The Real Cover-Up] Reference
"" There are a lot of industries that are ripe for tobacco-settlement kinds of detente, '' he says. From Wordnik.com. [Beyond The Year 2000 Bug: A New Wave Of Lawsuits] Reference
The move created a detente between France's fussy cinema auteurs and their commercially minded American counterparts. From Wordnik.com. [Hollywood Does Cannes] Reference
After years of public sniping and several failed attempts at reconciliation, the two sides are taking a step toward detente. From Wordnik.com. [A Genome Milestone] Reference
The U.S.A. - China detente is to be welcomed, but the impression that there is a negative feeling about India must not gain ground. From Wordnik.com. [Dancing With The Dragon] Reference
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