Word: doored
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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With voting day (Oct. 8) barely a fortnight off, Britain's 1959 general election had turned into a door-to-door battle in the 205 "marginal" parliamentary constituencies (those carried last time by fewer than 5,000 votes), where all political observers agreed the outcome would be decided. The Tories were counting on prosperity and genial Harold Macmillan's undeniable personal popularity to help them "turn the hat trick," i.e., win an unprecedented third straight general election victory. But in the marginal constituencies, where national personalities and national issues were not likely to prove the deciding factor, Labor...
...much. "From the moment Grivas decided to enter Greek politics," declared the Archbishop, "he did not see the Cyprus question with a clear eye." But plainly worried that Cyprus' hard-won independence settlement might be endangered by Grivas' demagoguery, Makarios also began seriously considering a closed-door meeting with the fiery general to seek a truce. His only hesitation: the danger that by so doing, he might focus public attention on Grivas, thereby help to raise the unpredictable old soldier to the level of a real political threat in Greece...
...with a pipe wrapped in a paper sack"). But Manager Don Nesseth, 33, had flatly refused to knuckle under, and, according to the indictment, Leonard had handed over only $1,725. After the hearings, Leonard landed in a hospital, claimed that he had been bludgeoned while closing his garage door. While Carbo and Palermo were applying threats, charged the indictment, Gibson "would use his power and authority to persuade victims ... to accede...
...with the minimum extras needed, will run several hundred dollars under the Biscayne, and as much as $2,000 under the most expensive car in Chevy's line, the Impala. One thing that will help Chevy salesmen is the fact that the Corvair will have only a four-door, seating six passengers, at the start. Next January Cole plans to bring out a two-door hardtop with a stepped-up engine designed for the sports-car type. Eventually, he hopes to bring out a station wagon...
...disgrace, he was sent back to Cairo and moped around headquarters. His depression was deepened by Atabrine taken to combat malaria. One gloomy afternoon in his hotel room he stabbed himself twice in the throat with a hunting knife. His life was saved by a British colonel next door, who said afterward: "When I hear a feller lock a door, I don't think anything about it, and if I hear a feller fall down, that's his affair, but when I hear a feller lock his door and then fall down-it's time for action...