Word: acted
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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There is much criticism and condemnation, by individuals and our press, of the recent action of England in Egypt. Whether the act was right or wrong, do we critics always remember that the reasons why England believed she had to do what she did, are not all inside the British Isles? If the act was wrong, do we condemners always remember that twice now Britain has held off the enemy and so given us time to realize at last that we could not buy our way through wars and would have to fight them? Could one reason for our criticism...
...only 6,500 can receive visas under the Refugee Relief Act; the rest will be admitted under a clause of the McCarran-Walter Act that authorizes the admission of "parolees" with no permanent status. Ike is gambling that Congress, when it convenes, will pass special legislation to grant permanent entry to the parolees...
...been at such pains to be on friendly terms with the United Mine Workers' John L. Lewis that their principal concern in selecting a bargaining representative was to find a man of whom Lewis would approve. This represents the ultimate extension of the historic principle of the Wagner Act that workers have a right to be represented in collective bargaining by unions of their own choosing. Now the workers not only pick their own bargaining representative, but, in effect, pick the employers' bargaining representative as well...
...Act Refined. Working against strong competition, the bootlegger keeps his customers happy by offering speedy delivery, discounts, occasional gifts to steady customers, and a flow of such promotional material as cocktail-recipe booklets. In return, he may clear $130,000 a year. His pint pitchers may make as much as $100 a week, must follow rigid rules: e.g., act refined when you enter good homes, drive carefully to avoid a traffic ticket and possible search, surrender peaceably if you're stopped...
Said Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd: "The partners should on occasion be able to act unilaterally and according to the dictates of their best judgment, without jeopardizing the firm foundations of their understanding." Said the London Economist: "Britain's proper attitude towards the U.S. is the attitude that Australia has long maintained towards Britain. It is an attitude of blasphemous private candor about most matters and about awkward Foreign Secretaries, but of sufficient loyalty to allow any American leader to feel confident that when really big issues arise, Britain will never deceive...