Word: assaults
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...broad outlines of Germany's assault began to take shape. Recapture of what was Germany in 1914 was the first objective: Danzig, the Corridor, and a hump of Upper Silesia. It is believed that Adolf Hitler, if allowed to take this much, might have checked his juggernaut at these lines. When Britain & France insisted that he withdraw entirely from Polish soil, he determined on the complete subjugation of Poland...
...thus impeccably attired was not really Civilization, but just a powerfully angry American, name of Robert Jackson of Jamestown, N.Y. But to the more imaginative (including Jackson) it was Civilization itself which stood at the prosecutor's rostrum, resonantly accusing the 20 Germans in the dock of vile assault & battery on all mankind...
...modest, he was quick to admit error. He also had the fervent loyalty of his crew. By contrast with previous years, when the Aussie sailors downed Foster's Lager in Newport's pubs till the wee hours, Bertrand's men trained like commandos for the marine assault. Off Newport, long considered mare nostrum by the American defenders, Bertrand developed a feel for wind and water conditions unmatched by many Americans who have sailed these waters since adolescence...
...animosity dates from the late '60s when as Governor of California he was unable to restrict some state social programs because of legal aid lawsuits. Even after it became clear two years ago that a bipartisan congressional majority was going to protect Legal Services, Administration officials continued their assault. Now, with Reagan appointees at the top, a new phase in the conflict has opened. The LSC is at war with itself...
Despite the numerological certainty of its impending demise, the Crimson continued its assault on Lady Luck. Chris Myers recovered the on side kickoff with 1.34 left, and Allard marched Harvard to the Army 25. With 56 seconds on the clock, Allard dropped back to pass and saw daylight, lots of it, in front...