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Word: aching (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...various commanding officers in every branch of the service, and the problem of Mr. Haines' general is, in itself, though compelling, not sufficient reason to make this a recommended play. The real merit of the script lies in the addition of several 'complications' to the basic plot, and ach of these, though rather contrived, is self-indicting. The main targets of Mr. Haines' ire are: politics in the Army, ineptitude in the higher echelons, lack of co-operation between Army and Navy, and the pressure put on the services by an irresponsible press and petty congressmen. Mr. Haines sets...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "Command Decision" | 10/2/1948 | See Source »

...neat and tidy admirer of the neat and tidy in the past, Stravinsky considers himself an artisan, like a cobbler making shoes. He applies his dictum on writing music-"To know how to discard, as the gambler says"-to conversation, sometimes brushes off questions with a brusque growl: "Ach, I am not interested...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Master Mechanic | 7/26/1948 | See Source »

...Broken Wheel. At the funeral a children's choir sang Thomas Masaryk's favorite folk song, a simple ballad with a haunting tune, Ach Synku, Synku...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NATIONS: The Hunted | 3/22/1948 | See Source »

...Ach," she said, with an impatient toss of her head. "Slavs will tell you any lie that suits them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: Progress (?) Report | 11/3/1947 | See Source »

...Ach, nee," she said finally...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IMMIGRATION: To Find a Future | 5/5/1947 | See Source »

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