Word: cannot
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...cannot count on friends in Western Europe if our strategy in the event of war dictates that we shall first abandon them to the enemy with a promise of later liberation. Yet that is the only strategy that can prevail if the military balance of power in Europe is to be carried on the wings of our bombers and deposited in reserves on this side of the ocean...
...When I hear people speaking of reducing taxation, and, at the same time, see the costs of the social services rising rapidly, in response very often to the demands of the same people, I sometimes rather wonder whether they appreciate to the full the old adage that 'we cannot have our cake...
Apparently, parents cannot win. Non-allergic children, more forthright than the allergic, work off their hostility by temper tantrums and calling their parents names. As five-year-old Andy explained: "I like to scare my mother and hit her. I call her names, too, and I make a whole bunch of noise. I scream so loud she thinks I die and that scares her good...
Jordan's statement came after recent reports that some students weren't obeying the "No Parking" signs posted recently. "The signs were installed as a safety measure in case of fire," he said. "Fire engines cannot get through the narrow driveway if unattended cars are left there...
...process of sifting and shifting to find the right combination will continue. It is something only a crew coach can understand, and even he cannot explain it to the outsider. Bolles describes the task as "something you just see, or feel, or smell," but the job is not quite as nebulous as that. It consists of trying all the possible combinations until you hit upon the one that works best, but even when it happens you never know quite why it should be that...