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Word: acceptably (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...against me and the Committee . . . De Gaulle wanted to be a dictator, he wanted to restore the Third Republic ... he would deliver France to communism or that he was an instrument of the Americans, British or Stalin. I shall not reply save to say that the French would not accept a dictatorship, whether French or foreign. But the French want a government that governs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: What the French Want | 5/1/1944 | See Source »

...Must I accept with it and drink a cup that is bitter...

Author: By M. P. B., | Title: NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL | 4/25/1944 | See Source »

Nebraska's Senator Wherry summed up the general view of politicians: "He isn't a candidate, but he is receptive. If drafted for the nomination, he would accept...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The MacArthur Candidacy | 4/24/1944 | See Source »

Finnish-Russian peace negotiations were still in the never-never stage of rumor and 'hind-scenes talk. One fact was known: the Finnish Government still refused to accept Russian terms which-to everybody but the Finns-had seemed surprisingly mild...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: NO HURRY IN HELSINKI | 4/24/1944 | See Source »

...favored characters is Elliott, the suave expatriate, who dictated from his deathbed: "Mr. Elliott Templeton regrets that he cannot accept Princess Novemali's kind invitation owing to a previous engagement with his Blessed Lord." Another is Suzanne Rouvier, a middle-class courtesan befriended by Larry, whose amiable moral outlook and shrewd achievement of respectability are vintage France and vintage Maugham...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Old Man with a Razor | 4/24/1944 | See Source »

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