Word: confounded
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...This Montesi case," said Turin's La Stampa, a journal both respected and friendly to the Christian Democrats, "is growing into the big and decisive test of Italian democracy. Either we face without fear the test of truth and confound our accusers, or we shall be submerged in the mud which is now being thrown...
...doctors will applaud your courageous and pertinent article on cigarette smoking. This should effectively confound the "unnamed specialists" . . . who report via TV and radio that there are no harmful effects to the cigarette smoker . . . Cancer is but one of many possible results under present investigation by groups throughout the country . . . While it is probably true that suburban or city dwellers are in general heavier smokers than those in rural areas, no true conclusion can be reached until a frank appraisal of the grave problem of air pollution can be made...
...rescue Venus. Meanwhile the enemy, headed by Commandant George Coulouris, is preparing to ship Venus to Germany. There ensues a tour de force of arms, with a British submarine braving minefields and Luftwaffe to reach Armorel, an artist hastingly camouflaging another cow to look like Venus in order to confound the Germans, and a battle in which a British destroyer sinks a German E-boat with depth charges...
...champagne-flavored, poker-table good fellowship of midwar, the problem of postwar Germany did not seem to confound Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin. Over after-dinner liqueurs one night at Teheran they jauntily planned the Reich's future. "The world must be made safe for at least 50 years," remarked Churchill. "There will have to be certain measures of control. I would forbid them all aviation, civil and military, and I would forbid the General Staff system...
Program: Any assignment that can't be completed in one phone call. Channels: The trail left by an interoffice memo. To Expedite: To confound confusion with commotion. Under Consideration: Never heard of it. Under Active Consideration: We're looking in the files for it. Coordinator: A guy who has a desk between two expediters. Modification Policy: A complete reversal which nobody admits. A Survey Is Being Made of This: We need more time to think of an answer. Note and Initial: Let's spread the responsibility for this. Point Up the Issue: Expand one page...