Word: acceptably
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...front for more bad news -that the retreat would continue to North Italy. The Vichy radio bleated: "The capture of Rome would bring no new element in the conduct of the war except the prestige.. . . The German High Command has stated on many previous occasions that it would accept battle only north of Rome at a place chosen by it. . . .' Napoleon Bonaparte, who knew the weaknesses of divided command as well as anyone in history, once said: Give me allies to fight against. Though Teuton militarists admire Napoleon very much, there was no comfort in his dictum...
...personal power, whatever the label? A natural born, latter-day First Consul-a Fourth Napoleon? Tough old Rightist Republicans like Louis Marin, newly arrived in London after a close call with the Gestapo, throw back their heads and roar when apprehensive Britons ask if France is ready to accept dictatorship (meaning De Gaulle's) after four years of Nazi rule...
...days later the blow fell. The Navy cut Brewster's contract for Corsairs in half, decided that it would not accept any more Brewster planes after July 1. It explained that it was cutting back fighter production $180,000,000, mainly because attrition had been only one-third as great as anticipated. Brewster was the last to get into Corsair production, produced feebly, and now bore the brunt of the cut. Brew ster also became the first U.S. planemaker to have all its war work suddenly ended...
...Well, now that you are permitted to look for it, I'll give you a permit to accept it,' the man said. 'After a week, when you have your job, come back...
...some cases 50%, as workers floundered about without supervision. While the National Labor Relations Board and the War Labor Board debated on how they should treat F.A.A., Packard shut down and sent its 39,000 workers home. With foremen missing, Army inspectors feared faulty workmanship and refused to accept any more Packard motors (Rolls-Royce motors for Mustang fighters. Mosquito bombers). In stubborn anguish the potent Automotive Council for War Production (which includes all auto-makers), warning in large newspaper ads that recognition of the foremen's union would mean letting labor leaders "take over the management...