Word: froze
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...wind blew And he froze that...
...When he froze Japanese assets in the U.S. last week (see p. 11), President Roosevelt did not automatically put an end to U.S.-Japanese trade. Neither, except oratorically, did he put an end to the U.S. State Department policy of appeasing Japan with U.S. oil. There were plenty of official loopholes in the freezing order through which that trade could be carried on. What the President did was to load and point an economic gun at Japan. But it was a big-caliber gun, and it was ready to fire at any moment...
...trackless swamp. By the time Charles had crossed the Dnieper, his force had begun to suffer from want of bread and fodder. The endless horizon of charred fields and burning villages strained his troops' morale. The final straw was the coldest winter in centuries-so cold that vodka froze and it was said wood would not burn in the open air. By spring, Charles's Army had dwindled from 44,000 to 20,000 men. In June it was overwhelmed by Peter's well-fed men at Poltava...
...Hell froze over last week in Detroit. Henry Ford's director of personnel, Harry Bennett, predicted three months ago: "We will bargain until hell freezes over, but they [C.I.O.'s United Automobile Workers] won't get anything." Mr. Bennett was talking about a union contract. Last week, Mr. Bennett signed his name to a document that gave U.A.W. not only all it asked for but just about everything a union man dreams about...
...Froze all Axis funds...