Word: blowed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...against the government's Suez policy. With cool remorselessness, Opposition Leader Hugh Gaitskell ticked off the consequences of the Suez war-"the blocking of the canal, the cutting of the pipelines, the strain on the pound, the introduction of petrol rationing,* the check to industrial expansion, a tremendous blow to our reputation in the world." The upshot, needled Gaitskell, was that "we are now forced to accept [from Egypt] terms far worse than those demanded earlier." Worse yet, the U.S. had supplanted Britain as the dominant power in the Middle East. But, added the Opposition leader, in a final...
...predicted by the British press) tried to put a hopeful face on it by saying that "certain practical lessons have been learned about the consequences of the canal being out of operation." Jabbing his finger toward Macmillan, Labor's honey-voiced Aneurin Bevan demolished Lloyd with a single blow. "There is no reason to attack the monkey," sneered Bevan, "when the organ-grinder is present...
...pudgy, 62-year-old Beck the unanimous action was a heavy blow. His own Teamsters Union is reported taking steps to oust him as president, even though these moves are slow in taking shape...
...admission, was itching for the honor, and when it went to Eisenhower his bitterness was poured into his diary: "I felt no longer necessarily tied to Winston and free to assume this Supreme Command which he had already promised me on three separate occasions. It was a crushing blow to hear from him that he was now handing over this appointment to the Americans . . . Not for one moment did he realise what this meant to me. He offered no sympathy, no regrets at having had to change his mind, and dealt with the matter as if it were...
...third round, as he anxiously watched his fighter, Robinson's manager, George ("The Emperor") Gainford, noticed a Fullmer weakness: the champion was dropping his hands after taking a body blow. Before the fourth, Gainford advised Robinson to throw a right to the heart, and then follow with a left hook to the chin. Robinson nodded. He saw no chance in the next round, but midway through the fifth, Robinson drove a right into Fullmer's body. In Pavlovian style, the champion lowered his hands, and for a split second uncovered his chin. It hung there, as naked...