Word: adroitness
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...finest army) and its army base on the island of Cyprus. Faced with getting out of the Suez, the British at first talked of expanding Cyprus, but ran afoul of Cyprus' lack of harbors and the disfavor of the Cypriotes. The Libya pact was the answer, and an adroit...
...Adroit and persistent old Chancellor Konrad Adenauer got the European Army treaty and the German peace contract through West Germany's Bundestag last March. Getting it past the Bundesrat (upper house) was harder. When he failed the first time, Adenauer announced coldly that he didn't need the Bundesrat's approval anyway. Soon a better idea appeared, and last week it came off. The Bundesrat took action, which, in Adenauer's view, at least puts it on record as favoring ratification. By a vote of 23-15, the upper house approved two annexes in the treaties...
...wish I did. I do everything I can to detect them. I believe they are so adroit and adept they have infiltrated every security agency of the Government...
...including Mitchell, are strongly attracted to Stevenson and vice versa. During the war, Mitchell worked for Lend-Lease and the State Department. Last March, he was appointed chief counsel for the House Judiciary subcommittee investigating the Justice Department (the Chelf Committee) and has used his powers in a very adroit...
Makki, Mossadegh's fiery No. 1 aide. They were determined to get Mossadegh back into office, and to oust wealthy and adroit old Premier Ahmed Qavam (TIME, July...