Word: footing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...first, it looked as if the only way to get to Suchow was on foot. The Communists had cut the railroad line; no civilian airlines were operating; automobile travel was out; the National Defense Ministry had told correspondents to wait awhile. Gruin looked out of the office window and got his cue. Across the street lived affable, English-speaking General Chou Chih-jou, commander in chief of the Chinese air force. Gruin sent a note to the General, who was lunching at home, asking for an airlift for his men. Ten minutes later the General phoned to ask if they...
...them, who played their instruments with loud, emotionless precision. In the darkness out front several hundred listeners crowded around small tables, stood three deep at the bar, or sat in straight-backed chairs in an upholstered bull pen. On the mirror in the far corner of the Royal Roost, foot-high enamel letters spelled out "Metropolitan Bopera House...
Officials blamed the fire on a bad chimney that had caught some hot sparks from the furnace. Ivan V. Krno '50 reported the blaze when he saw eight-foot flames leaping out of the chimney...
...last line is usually accompanied by giggles and gestures of pawing the floor with one foot. The entire performance, which may be repeated at intervals until 5 p.m. on the 24th, has been known to drive stout-hearted...
...first section is definitely no man's land, and you may find it steep going unless you're briefed with the right sizes. According to what you're buying, you should know her foot size--for stockings; finger length--for gloves; dress size--for sweaters; and various other lengths and widths for gifts in the more personal line...