Word: furiously
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...After a furious but short exchange of bombs and bucketfuls of water, the dripping belligerents called it a night. But as one of them was dozing off, a series of loud pops reawakened...
...recalled, possibly to command an army on the Eastern Front. It was said that his Libyan staff was now sufficiently trained to carry on without him. Rommel's smart tactics had been as maddening as the khamsin, but neither Rommel nor the khamsin made restless British troops as furious as a letter seized from a German officer of the 104th Infantry Regiment. The letter gave credit to the English as "coldblooded infighters, arrogant and proud" prisoners, but concluded: "So far his tank tactics have shown no conception of concentration of force. . . . The tactics and methods of his infantry when...
...Axis short-wavers suddenly ganged up on U.S. Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox. One fairy tale: that Knox had been furious at not being allowed to ride into Honolulu on a white horse...
...whirlwind closing half, the '45 cagers maintained their lead despite furious attacks by the fast-moving opponents. In the closing minutes, the fateful foul was committed and the shot neatly completed tieing the score, 50-50, and forcing the contest in to a five-minute overtime period...
...even SEC's pet securities body, the National Association of Securities Dealers, was furious last week. Reason: an SEC lawyer, investigating disciplinary action by N.A.S.D. upon some of its members (who had breached a typical underwriting agreement) came up with the startling theory that such agreements might be in violation of Maloney Act provisions similar to the anti-trust laws. N.A.S.D., along with the rest of the Street, regards these underwriting and selling group agreements as the very heart of the investment banking business...