Word: effort
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...that various Russian and Russian-in-spired statements which seem to be peacefully inclined are actually nothing of the sort. Instead, the words "peace offensive" indicate, these statements are snares for the unsophisticated and delusions for the unenlightened, serving only propaganda purposes, and having no resemblance to a genuine effort to come to some sort of general settlement...
...making the benefits of our scientific advances and industrial progress available" to the world's "underdeveloped areas." It would make U.S. technical skills available, and would assist local capital with U.S. investments. It was not "the old imperialism-exploitation for foreign profit. It must be a world-wide effort for the achievement of peace, plenty and freedom...
...Churchill had grandly advocated the "grand design." All that Europe heard from Britain on the subject now was what one U.S. newsman called "the dull plop-plop" of Ernie Bevin's speeches, urging step-by-step progress. A British M.P. last week explained: "The French plan is an effort to pass on to some kind of European government the problems which the French government has so much trouble solving. Some call it 'escapism.' I prefer to call it the search for a short...
...Quotas already assigned to the various regional alumnae groups will not be increased," he emphasized, and called for "an even more intensive effort on the part of alumnae, officers, and trustees alike. . . (to be) launched during the last decisive five months of the campaign...
Burt Brown, Al Ruby, Pat McCormick, and Harvey Thayer made the one mile relay effort for the varsity in which they finished being Northeastern. The injury of Dave Hamblett was a severe handicap to the Crimson cause in this race...