Word: gibe
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Stayaways. Under new Senate rules, cloture requires a constitutional two-thirds majority (64) of the entire Senate. Before filing his petition, Lucas had challenged the Republicans to support him in trying to get the Senate to limit debate. The Republicans threw back a yelling gibe; it was up to Lucas to produce the necessary support from among the Trumancrats. An hour after Arthur Vandenberg took his seat, Barkley called for the cloture vote. It failed of passage by twelve votes. The score: 52 for, 32 against...
...with surprise. The J.C.S. was willing to listen. In the new budget the Navy had taken the heaviest slash. After the public quarreling over the 6-36, the Chiefs were anxious to prove that the services could get along; Omar Bradley in particular profoundly regretted his "fancy Dans" gibe at the Navy's admirals...
...people's revolution." On Britain: "If you dare to strike, troops come in and shoot you down." Of the occupation of Poland: "The country had collapsed and Russia figured she was going to be invaded." But he seldom missed a chance to throw in a scornful gibe: "These days, people trying to find out where you stand on the U.S. don't ask you that, but where you stand on Russia or Greece." When the prosecutor cracked, "You use the word 'line' with facility, don't you?" Bridges said blandly, "I'm a sailor...