Word: aft
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...problem in her own imperious way. General Mariano Melgarejo, the Bolivian dictator of the day, had urgently invited the British Minister to attend a reception in honor of the general's new mistress. When the diplomat frostily declined, the affronted dictator had him tied aboard a donkey, facing aft, and trotted him three times around the main square of La Paz. The minister fled home and told Queen Victoria of the outrage. "Where is Bolivia?" the Queen demanded. A map was brought and the Queen was tactfully shown that La Paz was much too far inland for the guns...
...learned the hard way, long before he is given his first liberty in "greens," not to let himself be seen with his collar ornaments "dragging anchor." TIME avoided this common boot mistake, but committed one almost as grave by showing General Shepherd, on the cover, with his eagle looking aft...
...Republicans swept into the nation's statehouses too. Of the 30 governorships to be filled, the G.O.P. took 19*for sure, and seemed to have aft even chance in two more where the result was still in doubt on the morning after. Outside the South, only four Democratic standard-bearers were left with their heads clearly above water...
Doan ordered a clean sweepdown, fore & aft. He delegated authority to his department heads (e.g., magnesium, plastics, industrial chemicals). He trained his sales force to become market and production analysts who could help Dow's industrial customers plan their sales...
...size, the hull is as sleek as a shark to help her outrun submarines. Fore & aft, her plates, instead of being riveted together in overlaps, like the Queens', are welded end to end, making the hull lighter, smoother and faster. Much of her superstructure is made of aluminum to cut down weight and lessen the ship's roll. In her compact white engine rooms (two separate rooms to lessen the danger from torpedoes in time of war), oil-fired boilers supply high-pressure steam to power the turbines that drive four giant propellers. These generate enough power...