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...rebel units "are being dominated." Such claims were absurdly premature. In Córdoba the besieged police headquarters fell to rebel attackers after a half-hour artillery bombardment. From the Puerto Belgrano naval base, 400 miles southwest of Buenos Aires, naval units marched into the neighboring grain port of Bah...
...again about German rearmament, Eden replied: "I've fought two wars against the Germans. But if you are going to perpetuate hate, you'll never have peace. If you live in hate, you'll never bring peace to the world, my friend." The crowd loved it. "Bah," bellowed a husky throat. "Bah," echoed Eden. "Just listen to that answer. Any sheep can make that noise...
...second and no less difficult barrier concerns lyrics. I first noticed the trend toward obscurity a number of years ago when Frank Sinatra sand a lyric of which the third verse consisted entirely of "ali-dabi doopy da pha. Oh! fee dee de bah bippidy Oh!" The song, as I remember, was called "An Old Stone House," which seemed to offer no satisfactory clue to the interpretation of the lyric. Although my work and ultimate understanding of this verse makes a fascinating story, I would rather take a contemporary and somewhat easier example...
...Bah," growled the petition carrier, "thats what's the matter these days--everybody's too afraid...
...Arrow were too good. Averaging nearly 83 m.p.h. on the tricky course, Fangio finished first in 3:45:45.8. In second place, in Gonzalez Ferrari: England's Mike Hawthorn. Said Gonzalez with eloquent Latin dejection: "The Mercedes went by me like it was jet-propelled. Poof, poof, poof. Bah...