Word: belt
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Coach John Chase's proteges will be anxious to get a good tussle under their belt today at 3 o'clock at the schoolboys' rink. In their past two contests, the Chasemen have gone all out on the offense, often sacrificing a goal to the opposition in their attempts to push up the score...
...have had thousands of your soldiers killed in Hawaii, also thousands of civilians, and yet you expect to win without using as much energy toward the enemy as modern warfare demands. We are far away from the age of chivalry, and if the other fellow hits below the belt, you Americans must do likewise. A few examples...
...himself a frequent listener to Japanese broadcasts in Iranian. "The Japanese," he said, "never mention themselves, but always talk of what Germany can do for Iran. They . . . invariably describe Hitler as a Mohammedan who is a direct descendant of the Prophet, and who was born with a sacred green belt about his middle...
...they always have to take the nicest boys in their asinine old draft? It's true they do look simply so chic in uniform. So much so that the women, impressed by what a Sam Browne belt will do for a tubby physique, are flocking into civilian defense organizations so they can wear uniforms themselves. But oh, how wrong they are! The fair sex just don't seem to have been built for khaki. Those severe, blue-grey creations which would harass Mainbocher or Schiaparclli to an early grave have bulges in the wrong places and straight lines just where...
...Luzon, Chief Tomas picked up three Nip pilots forced down in his territory, trussed them like pigs, delivered them to his Yankee friends. This week Tomas decided the time had come for a more decisive step. With a sling of poisoned arrows over his shoulder, an ancient cartridge belt around his middle and a gleaming bolo in his hand, he looked up the U.S. Army. Drawing himself up to his full height (4 ft.), he announced that the Balugas had unanimously voted to help the U.S. defeat Japan. Tiny but mighty in battle, the Balugas may come in handy...