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Word: decently (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Hedy Lamarr goes every one of Winchell's inexhaustible supply of orchids. Her beauty is as breath-taking as ever, but the real surprise is her acting, (this is the first decent chance she has had), and equals anything done on the screen in recent years. In many people's minds rests the belief that Hedy Lamarr is the last person in the world who could be expected to play Marvin Myles. But whoever suggested her had a stroke of genius...

Author: By P. C. S., | Title: THE MOVIEGOER | 12/4/1941 | See Source »

There is, it seems to me, a perfectly reasonable alternative which takes into consideration both the military possibilities and the main economic factors. In essence it is a strong negotiated peace. The first requirement of such a policy is that we obtain a decent stalemate with Hitler. This means that the operations in Russia, the Near East, the Atlantic, and the Far East must be successfully carried out. To do this we must adopt a realistic policy that recognizes that our troops may have to be used abroad and that our navy may lose ships in both the Atlantic...

Author: By J. W. Ballantine, | Title: CABBAGES AND KINGS | 12/3/1941 | See Source »

...After defeat, the decent enemy deserves our generosity. But the Jew is no decent enemy; he merely acts like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Charter of Anti-Semitism | 11/24/1941 | See Source »

...ignore basic ends to oppose immoral means; we forestall any real solution to the end of a bitterly destructive war. I cannot see this policy as the assertion of what we hold most dear: faith in the intelligence of ourselves and our common man to work out a decent destiny through reason. Hence I would favor a negotiated peace in which were came to grips with the fundamental problems that are racking the world, in which we placed our strength behind rationalism rather than moral sentiment

Author: By J. W. Ballantine, | Title: CABBAGES AND KINGS | 11/24/1941 | See Source »

...delegates of the International Labor Office, last surviving adjunct of the League of Nations,* but actually to the world. His outline of the task to be undertaken was so vague that it meant little as yet. But he had laid down the only basic formula for its solution: a decent standard of living and full employment must go together, for neither can be had alone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Biggest Job | 11/17/1941 | See Source »

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