Word: exploits
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...these 12 only eight cleared for United Kingdom ports. I might say slightly below 40 per cent. He based his information "according to our composite records, which we believe to be complete." Now what happens to the convoy excuse of those who are willing to hang on to and exploit any rumor, no matter how vague and tenuous, in order to lead the people of the United States until they are checkmated into active belligerency? Jordan Whitelaw...
Also asked of FORTUNE'S Forum was an opinion on rearmament progress. Results: 50.2% believed the program was or soon would be in satisfactory stride; 34.7% thought it was "spotty" or seriously behind schedule. Critics listed these chief causes of delay: attempts by labor unions to exploit defense needs (named as a primary or secondary cause by 66.3%); Government methods of placing defense orders, notably red tape and labor restrictions (64.2%); long-standing lack of mutual confidence between Government and business (62.9%); shortages of production equipment like machine tools (56.3%); lack of reasonably adequate military planning...
When Kern went into exile, almost a child, he had everything to learn. He learned fast: to live as though he were never going back; to exploit every opportunity ; to pick a lock; to quiet watchdogs; to box; to speak French. He learned also that prison clothes save wear & tear on your own; that a good-looking overcoat, though it puts off benefactors, also puts off police; that trickery, to succeed, must be simple; that the safest places for exiles are churches, museums and police stations; that an exile has three wars to fight, for food, for shelter, and against...
Spencer has tried to exploit all the possibilities of radio to bring out his conflict, and has used the changing rhythms of verse for purposes of contrast. This will be the eighth production of the Radio Workshop...
...them hard, and hit them again." They did, and did again. It took them two months to force a crossing of the crucial Juba River, 100 miles from British Kenya; then it took them only two days to dash 200 miles more from the Juba to Mogadiscio. In the exploit they claimed more than 9,000 captives. Having lost British Somaliland (68,000 square miles) last August, and now having virtually won. Italian Somaliland (194,000 square miles), the British were, as ever, pleased but not given to overstatement. Comment of British military spokesman in Cairo: "Quite a nice exchange...