Word: affectioned
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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There was no evidence of a single coordinating office-a General Staff of Revolt-located in Britain or anywhere else. There seemed no good reason to believe that Europe's scattered plots and outbreaks would crucially affect Adolf Hitler in the near future. But the executed corpses that swung above, or lay crumpled upon, Europe's tragic ground were stirring greater rebellions...
...Prime Minister Curtin hastened to assure "the whole world, and particularly our enemies, that whatever takes place in this Parliament does not in any way affect the complete unity of the Australian people in their determination to prosecute the war to a victorious conclusion...
Phil Neagle, captain and star of the Gold Coasters' eleven, champions last fall is still out with a badly wrenched knee. His loss may well affect the Adams' hopes for a repeat championship materially, but should not make much difference when his team-mates meet the Funsters tomorrow, since Dunster has an inexperienced line and a problematic backfield...
...first importance, and the presence of Counselor of the German Embassy Dr. Hans Thomsen at Union Station did not help. That very day (it was the 2,601st anniversary of the Japanese Empire) President Roosevelt, in a press conference, said that war with Japan would not affect deliveries to Great Britain. Admiral Nomura's first call on Secretary of State Cordell Hull lasted only four minutes; it was an all-time quickie. President Roosevelt was a little more cordial. The Admiral told reporters that the U.S. atmosphere was worse than he had expected...
...widespread effect of shortages was a decline in plant maintenance; 23% of the manufacturers had. deferred repairs or normal additions, and most of these businessmen expected the delay to affect them seriously within a year or less. Of the manufacturers 37.7% reported themselves importantly engaged in defense work, illustrating the fact that FORTUNE'S panel is heavily populated with executives of large corporations (since only some 9,200 of the 185,000 U.S. manufacturers hold prime defense contracts...