Word: drain
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Communist line that the U.S. bipartisan foreign policy had gone down the drain: "Sure, things are pretty lively in American politics every now & then, but we prefer the loudest noise of the political arena to the deathly silence of the one-party ticket...
Tight Little Island. The British drain the last drop of whimsical fun from the salvage of a shipwrecked cargo of whisky (TIME...
Tight Little Island. The British drain the last drop of whimsical fun from the salvage of a shipwrecked cargo of whisky (TIME...
Tight Little Island. The British drain the last drop of whimsical fun from the salvage of a shipwrecked cargo of whisky (TIME...
...according to the French, the British have been dragging their feet. Bevin explained Britain's position-particularly on the U.S.-backed European payments scheme: 1) the United Kingdom's dollar reserves are so low that she cannot commit herself to any plan that would mean a further drain; and 2) as banker to the sterling area, Britain can do nothing that would tend to disrupt that trading system...