Word: factor
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Developed by the Royal Canadian Engineers and improved by U.S. engineers, PBS was tried for the first time by the Ninth Air Force last summer, became a vital factor in the remarkable speed of air supply in France. By Sept. 1, it had been used successfully on some 30 forward fighter and transport fields...
...Virginia required all ballots to be in by Nov. 2; Rhode Island would count soldier votes up to Dec. 4. Pennsylvania, which believed that it had the biggest number of applications (620,000) will not count them until Nov. 22. If the soldier vote should be the determining factor, the U.S. may have to wait days or even weeks after Nov. 7 to learn the election results...
...another vital factor will make the going tougher: as Allied forces reach Japan's inner fortress, they will come up against Jap armies which will be in a position to throw in reserves. On isolated Pacific islands. U.S. naval power cut off all hope of reinforcement. On big islands like Luzon, and in China and Japan, the enemy will be able to make good his initial losses and greatly prolong the fight...
...Russian delegates moved out of Dumbarton Oaks last week, and the Chinese delegates moved in, a crucial fact was highlighted again: no factor is more important to the world's future peace and security than the mind and the mood of Russia. Few could doubt that Russia passionately desires postwar peace and security. And that desire is no mere emotional urge. After World War II, none of the Allies except the U.S. would be capable of sustaining a major war for at least a generation. Russia must have peace and security...
There was another factor. For several months a British Brigadier, Fitzroy Hew Royle Maclean, had lived with the Parti sans as head of an Allied military mission...