Word: belief
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...urging of Cordell Hull, the Moscow Conference agreed, in language reminiscent of the U.S. Bill of Rights, that: "Freedom of speech, of religious worship, of political belief, of press and of public meeting shall be restored in full measure to the Italian people. . .."* Even a hard-headed realist like Kent Cooper had reason to hope that Allied statesmen would feel the same way about Germany and other Axis powers, that Russia would fall into line of her own motion...
...profane and swashbuckling Creed ("Burly") Burlingame, whose favorite procedure is to close with a Jap ship on the surface, damning her fire and sinking her with his deck gun. There is Roy Davenport, Burlingame's onetime executive officer, who prays devoutly, prowling beneath Jap waters with the firm belief that his torpedoes carry the benison of heaven...
Four of these men, when asked for their opinions on the institution they had entered recently, gave it their hearty endorsement. Knight disagreed with the widely held belief that it is a revolting tribal custom. He said it deserved nothing but praise, had made him a better...
Leader in Confusion. Adolf Hitler has had little to say for himself of late, nor has that little carried much punch.* Last week he issued a pallid message calling upon German youth to maintain an "unshakable belief in victory." In his last public speech, to party leaders early last month, he urged his people to rise above the shifting tide of battle, to cling to "the faith that tells us that this war will end in a mighty German victory if only our will remains unwavering." For the man who once delivered victories by the carload, to talk of "belief...
Congressmen were torn between their belief in fiscal watchdogging and the demands of their business constituents for speedy conversion. They respectfully pressed GAO Boss Warren for his views. He admitted the compelling need for speed in terminating war contracts.* He also admitted that GAO could not possibly be fast enough 1) with its present funds and staff or 2) under his original suggestion that a meticulous audit of every item was necessary. The Army admitted that it had made some mistakes, would be bound to make some more, and that some war contractors would inevitably get away with modified murder...