Word: direst
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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This is a limitation of freedom that is completely out of line with the Harvard approach to dealing with conflicts between the wishes of the individual and the University. Professors, for instance, are free to do what they wish without threat of University discipline except under the direst of circumstances. Thus a professor who was convicted of murder was not fired or otherwise disciplined by the University...
...intention," he explained. "Throughout the war on both sides there were always those who hoped to be able to end the war by negotiated peace." Japan had indeed sought persistently to end the "China incident" by negotiations with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, or somebody. The Generalissimo, even in direst straits, refused to listen; the other somebodies were of no avail...
...China's direst crisis, China might still win. But for the little people, there were no bright spots on the pall of disaster...
...Italians, he all but closed the Mediterranean to Allied shipping, forced the costly extension of Allied supply lines, for two critical years pinned down a large proportion of Britain's effective military strength, to that extent delayed any possible invasion of the Continent when Russia was in its direst straits...
...Direst of all were the words of mild-mannered Paul S. Willis, head of the Grocery Manufacturers of America: "The food predicament in this country is worse than terrifying. The Army is taking care of military food needs. The Agriculture Department is taking care of Lend-Lease. But no one is taking care of the 125 million home folks...