Word: controllable
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...much of it been paved with shiny, good American intentions? Acheson argued vigorously that the U.S. could not have done more: "It is obvious that the American people would not have sanctioned ... a colossal commitment of our armies in 1945 or later . . . The ominous result . . . was beyond the control of the Government of the United States . . . Nothing that this country did or could have done within the reasonable limits of its capabilities could have changed that result; nothing that was left undone by this country has contributed...
...arms of the Soviet Union." Another Foreign Service officer hailed the Communist revolution as "moderate and democratic," giving the people "democratic self-government, political consciousness and a sense of their rights." As far back as 1944 one embassy report flatly declared the Communists were "the force destined to control China." Urged another embassy report: "A coalition Chinese government in which the Communists find a satisfactory place is the solution . . . most desirable...
Slow & Easy. Regardless of hereditary tendencies, the actual onset of stuttering always seems to be associated with some psychological upset. At the hospital Dr. Greene and the medical staff try to ferret out the cause, then to remove it by teaching "emotional control." The watchword of the institution is Relax. Patients of all ages are taught to relax, by physical training and just lying still-youngsters on mattresses on the floor, adults in underslung steamer chairs. The walls are plastered with signs: "Slow-Easy...
...Panzer-probing Rommel in 1942. Between times and since, there have been such threats to meet as the overthrow of the Ottoman Empire and tribal revolts provoked by Soviet Russia. Through all, Britain and Anglo-Iranian, bending but never breaking in the storm, have kept control. Now Anglo-Iranian has assets of ?76,753,472, is the third largest crude-oil producer in the world; only Standard Oil Co. (NJ.) and Royal Dutch-Shell are bigger...
Policy Arbiter. For Sir William and Anglo-Iranian, trouble is always in the offing. World War II cost them 44 of their 93 ships; during the Palestine fighting, they lost control of the Haifa refinery. But Sir William speedily got the refinery back, and he has rebuilt the tanker fleet to 121 ships, greater than ever. Since the war he has helped Anglo-Iranian boost its crude-oil production from 16.8 million tons in 1945 to 28 million tons...