Word: disturber
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...interim lease. The WAA plant supplied iron for Republic's Cleveland mills and that, in turn, made it possible for Republic to sell pig iron from its other blast furnaces to hundreds of Northeastern foundries. With a defense program on, White did not think that the Government would disturb this complex setup...
...wily little King Abdullah stormed up to his palace at Amman screaming "Fight to the death!" "Down with the British!" "Down with Truman!" Abdullah came out of the palace alone, faced the mob unarmed, except for a silver-handled dagger. He asked a wide-eyed question: "Why do you disturb the rest of a devout Moslem in the heat of the day during Ramadan?" Then he hurled a taunt: "Why are you not enrolled in the ranks of the army instead of a mob? Transjordan is my heart, and my mission is to save both Transjordan and Palestine...
...bottles of porter at a sitting. The visitors and the graduating seniors came in the height of the day's fashion--embroidered waistcoats, peach-blossom coats, and powdered wigs--,and one elderly lady sat up all night in her elbow chair before the 1758 Commencement in order not to disturb the arrangement of her hair...
...sure no one would attend. Sometimes Handel played to nearly empty houses ("My music will sound the better so!" he snorted). Sometimes, the King and his party made up nearly the entire audience. Quipped Lord Chesterfield on leaving a concert early: "I thought it best to retire, lest I disturb the King in his privacy...
...getting the worst of every compromise we make. Money is voted for a 'recovery' program but the measures necessary to recovery on the other side are not taken. An air base is opened in Libya. Marines are sent to the Mediterranean; but again they are enough to disturb Moscow without reassuring Rome, Paris or London...