Word: comforting
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...interpreted by Artur Rodzinski and the New York Philharmonic, gladdened Herald Tribune Critic Virgil Thomson, who observed: "I suspect there may be some protests from adolescents about the removal of all traces of imminent sexuality from the work of a man who has been for so long their especial comfort. But I am sure that many musicians of my age will be glad to welcome [the composer] back to the adult fold...
...British and Americans could point without apology to their share in the coalition war. A "second front," matching the Russian effort, would come when the Nazi heartland had been properly softened. The Allied argument was one of timing and method. In that, Adolf Hitler could take scant comfort...
Trial Balance. Four and one-half years after his victory in Spain's rebellion and civil war, Franco could see little enough to give him comfort or joy. After months of slow disintegration, Spanish affairs were brought into sharp focus. Out of Spain last week came the clearest picture yet of a tottering regime. Franco's country, unreconstructed, is hungry, sullen, restive. He has not a strong friend abroad, and precious few at home. Of the two powerful allies who forged his victory, Italy lies prostrate, the battleground of foreign armies; Germany, no longer able...
...spite of production changes, "the numbers racket" goes on, kept alive by the persistent reaching of designers for better aircraft. U.S. citizens may take comfort from the fact. "The numbers racket" is already winning the war. When war is over and the world is opened to air commerce, it may win the peace...
...press conferences without waiting for questions, steamed ahead on. his own. Said he: "It is unfortunate that a few writers and commentators . . . have dealt carelessly with the facts. . . . Too often a false statement is immediately seized by Berlin and Tokyo. . . . [This] has the effect of lending aid and comfort to the enemy...