Word: fatal
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Therefore, when the world was hit by depression, in democratic countries "the fatal mistake was made of attempting to tackle the problem from the angle of the producer. . . . The crowning absurdity was reached of governments subsidizing producers to produce goods which they then paid them to destroy...
...three different men with three different interpretations of its content, and written by at least as many more confused individuals. It takes what could have been an interesting if not too plausible psychological problem, and then leaves it daugling in mid-air. All of this ends in the fatal error of misleading the audience without letting them know they're being misled, and the net result is Hollywood at its most chaotic. For sheer inconsistency of character, plot, and theme, "Crossroads" will be a tough one to beat...
...more compromise with them than we can with the Germans." But eight years ago, and for long thereafter, compromise was his only mission. He never ceased to warn Japan's leaders that their army must be curbed, that a clash with the U.S. would be fatal to their country. On the other hand he pleaded their cause against U.S. critics. He could see no reason why Japan should not annex Korea-"a badly governed area" smaller than the American prize of the Philippines. He believed Formosa to be "better off under Japanese control." In order to "play fair...
Catastrophic late-inning lapses had become a fatal habit with Coach Stahl's charges. But the picture changed yesterday when, behind Moe Berg's five-hit hurling, the Crimson struck early and hard for a six-run lead, and held the opposition to half that total for a 6 to 3 victory over the Fort Devens Recordation Center team at Soldiers Field...
None could deny that the best time to strike, if possible, was while Hitler's mightiest armies were still tangled with Russia in the east. It is an opportunity, said one correspondent, "that may not recur;" and if not acted upon, "would cause a reaction fatal to Anglo-Soviet relations. It would be vain to attempt to conceal that there is now a very considerable popular impatience-and public opinion has become a powerful force in the Soviet Union...