Word: aimed
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Christian aim," said Canterbury, "leads to emphasis upon a life ordered in the public interest, and this involves in our day definite attack upon a number of so-called vested interests." Then, echoing his Albert Hall speech of two months ago, he denounced private ownership of land and private control of credit. Said...
...Harvard Council on Post-War Problems is sponsoring this series of debates in order to stimulate thought on problems that will arise out of this war. To further this aim weekly lectures have been arranged for members, and this one, according to Richter, should be one of the more exciting...
...Today Germany and Italy want to occupy North Africa. America forestalls them and assures us of her loyal and disinterested support. We cannot neglect this opportunity of recovery. I take up my action station among you. We have one passion-France; and one aim-victory...
Toward Germany, Russia's aims were equally clear: "It is not our aim to destroy Germany, for it is impossible to destroy Germany. ... It is not our aim to destroy all military force in Germany. ... It is inadvisable from the standpoint of the future...
Songwriter, actor, dancer, vaudevillian. playwright, Cohan was never equaled-even by Noel Coward-for sheer versatility. But his many talents had a single aim, a showman's aim: to please the crowd. "First think of something to say," his formula ran, "Then say it the way the theatergoer wants to hear it-meaning, of course, that you must lie like the dickens." Of pure Irish stock, he never plugged the wearing of the green-it was always the red, white & blue...