Word: acceptably
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...other countries [and] part of a great political maneuver intended to improve the Vatican's position in the international arena." It said Archbishop Francis J. Spellman of New York, one of the 32, was carrying out the Vatican policy by "trying to persuade the American people to accept Franco...
...Athletic Committee probably would vote to accept an offer to appear in the proposed N.C.A.A. New England tournament in March, concluded Bingham. "But it appears rather likely at the present time that there will be no such tournament," he cautioned, "and even if there should be one, we can't accept any offers before they are made; after all, we might...
...lead was management's because "management is in charge . . . management must manage." But labor would have to be a full partner. "We do not want to destroy the unions. . . . We want to strengthen their leadership. . . . [But] union leaders enjoy a social power of enormous proportions. They must accept the social obligations that go with...
Hottest Rumors. Suddenly rumors swept the meeting that General Dwight D. Eisenhower would accept UNO's Secretary-Generalship. Britain floated the Eisenhower rumors in an effort to head off a fight between its own candidate, Canada's quietly competent Ambassador to the U.S., Lester B. ("Mike") Pearson, and Norway's Lie, who might again be supported by Russia. Poland set adrift a rumor for Secretary of Commerce Henry A. Wallace...
Reason & Unreason. Between Indonesians and Dutch, the British muddled. (Technically they were present in the Indies to accept the Jap surrender and to keep order during the process.) With India, Burma and Malaya in the back of their minds, they trod warily, favoring neither full native autonomy nor a return to prewar colonialism. "If the Dutch make a reasonable offer," said a British spokesman, "the rest depends on the Indonesians. We can only satisfy reason; then we must deal with unreason." Significantly he added: "If matters come to the use of force by the Dutch, world opinion will not stand...