Word: breathlessly
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True, Washington economists still worried about inflation. Gloomily they counted up the losses through strikes of more than 98.6 million man-days of work and a minimum $3.1 billion goods. They thought how badly that would affect the breathless race between production and demand. Industry's pipelines were sucked out. The 45-day coal strike was a blow at production's source from which it would take industry many months to recover. The smooth and efficient exchanges of goods and services had all but vanished...
...York is thrilled. Boston is breathless. Chicago is lusty. Atlanta is seething. Dallas is intense. San Francisco is carried away. Philadelphia is exhilarated. St. Louis is hypnotised...
...Army, One Navy. But "at this sad and breathless moment," said Mr. Churchill, these things are not enough. "This is no time for generalities, and I will venture to be precise." Then he precisely recommended the course of action which startled the U.S., Britain and the rest of the world...
Then, to the accompaniment of eerie music and the sound of loud explosions, a succession of breathless news announcers pleaded with Parisians not to panic. "You are helpless in any case," they added. They begged listeners to remain calm "even if you see sudden flashes in the sky, hear claps of thunder; if the earth quakes, lights fail, electric motors stop and you sense . . . loss of equilibrium...
...take-over was breathless. For decades Bonfils & Tammen stirred up a brand of journalistic dust in Denver's rarefied air which made Hearst look stuffy. They raked the town for every bit of scandal, labeled their sheet "Your Big Brother, champion of every good, pure, noble, holy and righteous cause." Sample causes: crusades against Governors, mudslinging matches with Senators, bullyragging attacks on advertisers, lavish parties for children, sick dogs and horses...