Word: blunt
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...blunt words fell hard on the youthful ears of King Peter II, patiently waiting in Cairo for a chance to resume his overturned throne in Belgrade. Last month Peter had announced that his war minister. Mihailovich, had promised not to fight the Partisans again unless attacked. Peter likewise made it plain that he looked forward to a postwar revival of the triune kingdom of Yugoslavia. But liaison officers recently in Yugoslavia had reported only one possible wartime solution: separate areas for the rivals to defend. The prospects for Peter in the postwar world seemed as dim last week as those...
Modern Standards. When General John J. Pershing inspected the French and British troops in World War I, he found few division commanders over 45, or brigadiers over 40. In July 1917, Pershing sent a blunt cable to the War Department: "Only officers in full mental and physical vigor should be sent here. Contrary course means certain inefficiency in our service. . . . Strongly" recommend condition be fully considered in making high appointments...
Suspicious Mr. Kaiser. But blunt Mr. Kaiser made no secret of what he thought was the real reason. Aircraft makers had been scoffingly certain that the tremendous Kaiser-Hughes plane would be a flop. (Where will he get the plant? The men? The engineers? The materials? Besides, the U.S. doesn't need it.) Now, said Mr. Kaiser, they were worried lest it be a success. They feared, with good reason, said he, that it would put Shipbuilder Kaiser years ahead in the race for a postwar plane...
Averell Harriman. The President had decided on suave, handsome W. Averell Harriman as the new U.S. Ambassador to Russia, replacing gruff, blunt old Admiral William H. Standley, (TIME, Sept. 27). But it seemed probable that snow-haired Cordell Hull, if his health permits, would make the long trip to Moscow for the coming tripartite conference...
...Svoboda, the sight of his new army must have made up for the years of disappointment. To bring it into being he argued, pleaded, strove to blunt Moscow's fears and suspicions. Once the Soviet Union leaders were convinced that Svoboda's army would be no future menace, they spared neither materiel nor care...