Word: counters
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...many fronts, moreover, Red troops still hold the initiative and a counter offensive in these places is still possible. Russian self-confidence and morale, he asserted, are far superior now to what they were a year ago, and Russian troops have valuable experience in Nazi tactics where in 1941 they had fought only the small Russo-Finish...
...they considered their courtyard to be "the beauty spot of Cambridge." Elephant supporters rose in revolt to protest, only to be met by a Lowell statement that their courtyard contains a dogwood, four lilacs, and a cherry. Latest word from "The Latter-Day Eden" is that they expect to counter the Lowell claim by pointing out that their courtyard has Merriman ad a large tree...
...Vichy fleet's fire-control instruments, guns and engines would be unfamiliar to German crews (unless, contrary to report, such crews have long been aboard). Air coverage would also be a problem-Vichy has no carriers in the Mediterranean. Finally, the United Nations could counter the use of the Vichyfrench fleet by using "demilitarized" French warships now in their hands: the 22,000-ton battleships Lorraine, Paris and Courbet, four cruisers, an unknown number of smaller craft...
...Authority was undefined. Although the committee found no evidence of sabotage, opportunities for it were "abundant." Background to Chaos was laid when Washington ordered the Normandie made ready to sail for Boston on Feb. 14. Workers protested that it would take much longer. Washington insisted. For weeks rush orders, counter-rush orders kept contractors and subcontractors in a whirl...
Caoch Floyd Stahl, at the same time, fears the effects of a midweek match on the Varsity's trip to Army, Princeton, and Columbia over the extended Patriots' Day weekend. Whatever the decision, Stahl plans to counter the postponement by playing a series of intra-squad practice contests throughout the week beginning with a Varsity-Freshman game this afternoon...