Word: acceptably
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...more than political fortunes were at stake in the President's action. The Republican majority, put on its fighting mettle by the President's veto of both labor and tax bills, was less than ever in a frame of mind to accept Harry Truman's pronouncement that any piece of legislation was good, or bad for the country. The battle of Congress v. President, Republican v. Democrat, which would grow increasingly bitter, might stalemate some legislation still to be completed. The nation's foreign policy, already shaky on its bipartisan foundation, was an immediate case...
Although the traveling layoff bodes no good for the Bolles' sweepswingers, the entire Seattle entry list is aboard the train and forced to accept the same conditioning hazard. For this reason, prior physical conditioning will play a heavier role than usual; and before entraining, Bolles happily stated that his boys were in tip-top shape...
...just 52 weeks since Bernard Baruch had first presented the U.S. atomic control plan, and time was still ticking away with no agreement in sight. But Lake Success was expectant: the Russians were finally going to spell out the kind of international atomic control they would accept. Andrei Gromyko turned up that morning in what looked like a brand-new tropical suit. Actually, Gromyko's grey suit was five years old. The new Russian control plan was also cut from old cloth...
There in the weekly paper stood the advertisement, bold as brass. "We shall accept a limited number of strong, healthy cats," it said, "at 5 shillings each at my home, Bailieborough, on Monday next between...
Just back from London, Rear Admiral Viscount Mountbatten of Burma, Viceroy of India, stoutly urged the Hindu, Moslem and other leaders and princes to accept Britain's plan to keep India united