Word: bulwarking
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...fronts by enemies of vast and growing power. But no salvo of massed Russian cannon, no U.S. or British blockbuster thundered louder in the ears of the Herrenvolk than the bomb of Berchtesgaden. That was the chilling symbol of disintegration in the Nazi regime's only bulwark against total defeat and ruin...
Congratulations on your article "Yankee Scientist." Surely the leaders of this country should realize the need for fostering the development of science as a weapon of war and a bulwark against chaos in the peace to come...
Quarters for the new men will be the present billets plus Wigglesworth. Wigglesworth, the group of buildings which form the Harvard Square bulwark of the Yard, was once the home of Harvard co-eds in the summer session
...solid 17% during the year, this was little enough to crow about - with renegotiation still to come. But renegotiation, trimming off the lard, may not be such a hazard now: during the year, many a corporation sensibly slashed its prices to Uncle Sam. And as an additional bulwark, many companies built up special renegotiation reserves to take care of refunds...
...Sleep. A century ago Czech Frantisek Palacky observed: If the Austrian Empire did not exist, it would have to be invented. Advocates of federation hold that the Danube Valley is a unit, self-sufficient if properly organized, a link between Europe and the Balkans if properly conceived, a bulwark against German expansion if properly designed...