Word: erection
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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This week in a hushed courtroom packed with German spectators, many of them with the stiff, erect bearing of former Wehrmacht officers, Manstein heard the verdict. He was found guilty on nine counts concerning execution and maltreatment of Russian soldiers and civilians; he was cleared of eight other counts, notably concerning the extermination of Jews. Then the court pronounced sentence: 18 years in prison. For 62-year-old Field Marshal Fritz Erich von Manstein, it was probably a life term...
...Erect, soldierly Georges Revers had had a brilliant military career. As chief of staff and the army's top officer, he had won the respect and trust of professional soldiers of Britain and the U.S. But he had a great weakness: he liked to dabble in political intrigue, often used professional informers to get inside stories on matters of interest...
...second floor to any group of twelve at $9 per week for 17 meals. A Crimson editorial, entitled "And Again, Food!" applauded this idea and wanted "systemized eating to take the place of cafeteria philandering." The Union's suggestion was followed up with a concerted drive to erect a new dining hall on Mt. Auburn Street, which failed when an insufficient number of students reported that they would cat there. Most people ate at clubs or were "eating round...
...Smith sees no reason why he should not continue in power for "a number of years." He talked to Stalin at length four times. "Met face to face, Stalin is not by any means the unattractive personality that some writers have depicted . . . While not tall, he is square and erect, giving the impression of great strength . . . [His] fine dark eyes . . . did not impress me either as 'gentle,' as one observer thought, or 'cold as steel,' as others have remarked, but they are alert, expressive and intelligent ... He seems at times actually benign. There is no question...
This tradition is definitely out now as for as the Yale Bowl is concerned for the Eli management has seen fit to erect steel-pipe goal posts filled with concerto. However, there are other outlets for enthusiasm...