Word: grave
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Neutrality or Freedom? As the bullet bickering appeared to subside, no one could say what it had accomplished, or where it would lead. But there were grave dangers to ponder. It was true that the I.R.A. had received subsidies from Germany and had harbored German agents landed by parachute. It was more than ever evident that the Nazis, by occupying Eire, could put a stopper on the stream of supplies from the U.S. to Britain. It was a fact that the I.R.A. is as hostile to De Valera's Government as to the British. The facts : the Eire Government...
Parker's dark sunglasses, grave face and deliberate air help his reputation as a "colorless" player. Tennis connoisseurs found nothing insipid in his management of the first two sets against Segura. Hitting with perfect length on both forehand and backhand, using always the exactly appropriate stroke, and subtly increasing the pace and angle of his shots when Segura left the court slightly open, Parker made just seven errors in two sets. Segura seemed lucky to get one game...
...will lead us to victory.'' Poland's passionate Catholics and her skull-capped Jews, marked by tens of thousands for Nazi execution, resolutely dug in for the defense of their country. But the world outside felt in its bones that Poland was digging its own grave...
Liberal democracy, according to Carr, is dead. Originally a democracy of property owners, it was given purposeful meaning by the ceaseless, dynamic pursuit of progress; but it had grave faults...
...military training of the chaplains has included everything from foot drill to grave registration. Map reading, de-fence against chemical warfare, and military law, in addition to a chaplain's duty at the front, has been taught them...