Word: crave
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Unitarians crave a creed like a hole in the head. It is their boast that no member of their Association (they do not call it a church) could ever be tried for heresy. But Unitarians sometimes find that their cautiously passionate belief in free thinking does not accent the unity in Unitarianism...
...Romajean came to sing in the choir of the Primitive Pentacostal Host Church, and Gudger figured that he had added another tender ewe lamb to his flock. Preacher Gudger's flock was largely old goat and tough mutton: Old Lady Clutiebelle Tippy, Thrash Mancil, Miz Pinniz Nice, Crave Tollett and a few dozen other crackers from the Orange County, Fla. flatwoods...
...just about the time Grammer moved in. The pulps (only 7 are left) are almost a sideline now. The largest slice of Street & Smith's profits comes from Mademoiselle (Milly around the office), 354-page, ad-packed junior Vogue (circ. 433.830). Charm, designed for business girls ("Men Crave Resistance"), is another success...
Although they are no substitute for homecooking, the U.S.O.-Camp Shows, by jeep and by jest, are now delivering much of the entertainment rations that G.I.s in Europe crave. As soon as conditions permit, the program in the Pacific Area will be stepped up, too. One professional company now there is playing Oklahoma! Wrote a grateful G.I.: "I'm glad I've joined the Army. I finally...
...long time Marine flyers have brooded over their treatment by the Navy, which has declined to give them the kind of a job they crave. They think that when landings are made by Marine divisions, Marine flyers should be called upon to support them. Instead the Navy has reserved that job for Navy flyers, tossing the monotonous and unspectacular job of providing air defense afterward to the Marine...