Word: brunt
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...often wonder if it's the weekly shipment of goodies that brings Brune Tiz and the of quoted Count de Wright down to Joe Neil's room. Then, of course, it might be the presence of Fred Trummer. By the way, Pine Island, Minnesota, bears the brunt of Freddie's ten day leaves...
...brunt of reform lay on the shoulders of Dr. Wong. His knottiest problem: 1) to find transport to get raw materials to factories and finished goods to the front; 2) to prevent financial inflation from cramping his production style...
...north, 1st Cavalry Division and 24th Infantry Division units, weary after more than three weeks of steady fighting -Major General Frederick Irving's 24th still bore Leyte's brunt-pushed southward from Carigara Bay, but had advanced no more than two miles by week's end. From the south the 7th and 96th Divisions progressed just as slowly while the Japs prepared for the big battle...
Anyone who could make a statement that we froze in our foxholes is not familiar with the operations on this island. The breakthrough that is mentioned in your article was one of the most heroic. We are proud to work with the unit who met the brunt of the attack...
...Pacific, a military problem came first: the final strategy to beat Japan. The brunt of the fighting would probably be left to the U.S., but British forces might well be assigned to retaking Singapore and the Dutch Indies. The big question was: have U.S. air and sea successes permitted a big change in the oldtime Navy strategy? Is the invasion of South China still necessary, or will the main thrust be directly at the Jap mainland? Even more immediate was the problem of help to China, which is close to defeat at the moment her Allies are close to victory...