Word: anxious
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Always Anxious. Ingenious, productive, well-organized and still comparatively well-fed, the Swedes believe they can come out of World War II with distinct advantages over other small European nations. Some Swedish newspapers have a fondness for saying: "Swedish industry will win the peace." But the Norwegians, for whom the Swedes have a sincere respect and sympathy, have already shown a leaning toward Britain rather than toward a Pan Nordic bloc in which Sweden would be the largest power. The Swedes admire and respect the fighting qualities of the Finns and have done everything but go to war to keep...
...Second, all men who make the minimum grade will not necessarily stay on. But, as was promised, it looks like each case will be considered on its own merit. In all seriousness, we'll all be terrifically relieved when the suspense is over. The best of luck to every anxious reader...
...Fear and anxiety," says McWilliams, led even the most religious Puritans to "feel no compunction when they saw Indian women being clubbed to death and Indian babies being dashed against trees." This anxious attitude changed to indifference after the Indians were conquered; by 1880 most of them had been relegated to reservations, in the belief that "it was cheaper 'to feed than to fight them.' " Under the Dawes Act (1887) arrangements were made for every Indian to obtain eventually a piece of reservation land...
Contrary to the rules regarding white blouse, long-sleeved, which you are used to seeing, rank pins are worn on the collar of white blouse, short-sleeved, because suit coats of the summer working uniform may be removed. Not that we are anxious to appear in these lovely little pillow-cases. Even if the manufacturer threw in two for the price of one, we wouldn't be happy wearing these when every women's shop in Boston, and even in Cambridge, offers at a lower price a smart-fitting shirt of finer material with pretty pearl buttons which...
There are a number of outfits, service teams especially, who are anxious for games, Getchell continued. Several aggregations who asked for games this spring had to be refused because of the shortness of the diamond season. Two games a week will probably occupy the summer Stahlmen...