Word: complexions
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...victorious trend of the fight for Leyte Island, whose capture will give U.S. Army forces a strong clamp on the mid-Philippines, did not change last week. But the complexion of the fight was altered considerably. The Japs stiffened, and they brought in help from other bases. It looked as though U.S. communiqué writers had been overconfident again...
This change in complexion was hastily noted by Associated Pressman C. Yates McDaniel. He wrote one day, "The end of the Leyte-Samar campaign [is] in sight," and said next day: "Japanese reinforcements landed on Leyte Island indicated today the Nipponese will bitterly and bloodily dispute General Douglas MacArthur's belief that the end of the Leyte-Samar campaign in the Philippines is in sight...
...Washington held forth with an economics major (these we are assured were in the minority) on the complexion of supply and demand but with no weakening on either side. Wartime shortages couldn't be blamed Joe had met his match...
...Barker's specifications: "absolutely free from dental caries [decay] ... sized, shaped and set true and properly in the dental arch . . . proper shade, colorings and translucence to blend perfectly with the surrounding gum tissue, the eyes, hair and complexion . . . perfect cusps, grooves, pits, fissures and marginal ridges...
...came to its official close Friday when Company C, the champions, lost what was then thought as an unimportant game to the NROTC 5 to 2. Even though the game was supposed to have no bearing on the final standings, something now has arisen that may change the whole complexion of the finish...