Word: bigger
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...already been established that in building the heavy bombers-with which air power strikes-the U.S. is far & away ahead of the rest of the world. Token proofs are the Flying Fortresses now in Europe; a bigger token, the handful of Flying Fortresses in The Netherlands East Indies, which slashed with grim effectiveness at Japanese naval units, fought off Jap fighter planes, ranged far & wide through the South China Seas-on missions which cannot yet be fully described in print...
...successfully if we continue to proclaim it so. We are fighting for the same ends as our allies; it may very nearly be said, for the same ends as our enemies, not to impose different ends. It will do us a lot more good to attach ourselves to these bigger ideals than to keep harping on our separatism. Unless we come to Europe with an understanding of the obstacles to her peace, unless we join with European liberals in overcoming these obstacles, we will never get any basis for a final settlement...
...spread his little hands. His plan unfolded. The world saw that the Philippines, Singapore, the threatened Indies and frightened Australia were enormous incidents in a strategy even bigger than any of his foes had conceived or feared. The Jap was not only fighting for the riches, the places, the physical possessions of the Far Pacific, but for even more...
...corner of Luzon, British still held Singapore, but the Japanese had overrun most of the Philippines and Malaya. Now their attack was rolling on toward their third major objective, the Indies -a new terrain with a new cast of defenders, with new military problems -with new and still bigger stakes to play...
...forced them to reappraise their own inventory policies, do a little panic buying themselves. In Manhattan one day last week arrived 1,088 out-of-town buyers, largest number ever to register in a single day. Many had gone just to look around; they stayed to place even bigger orders than last year-not only for spring goods but also for winter replacements. Biggest orders: men's suits, women's dresses, rubber goods (including girdles & corsets), stockings, blankets, sheets. Biggest buyers: those from defense areas...