Word: grip
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Stream v. Dam-Burst. Similarly, said Economist Clark, a postwar version of the War Labor Board will be needed to keep a temporary grip on wages, and WPB will have to keep a light touch on raw materials to: 1) make sure that small business is not squeezed out in the first buying rush; 2) prevent a speculative boom such as helped bring on the postwar collapse...
Right Hook. Jake Devers had fashioned his Strasbourg grip on the Rhine-and his opportunity to expand it-out of surprise and dash. Over the weeks of stalemate he had slipped the fresh, enthusiastic army of Major General Jean Delattre de Tassigny into position before Belfort: two French divisions, a colonial Spahi division, a battalion-plus of F.F.I...
...loaded his arms with raisins, peanuts, cigarets, candy, sugar and the other stores left over from our lunch. . . . His eyes glistened with pleasure. He stepped back, barely able to retain a grip on his spear, knapsack, and load of rations, but still in possession of his dignity. "American, him good people!" he said, with emphasis, with which high compliment he left us. It was quite the nicest compliment we could possibly have been vouchsafed...
...wonders in Moscow whether Broadway has a firm grip on its laurel wreath. New York's theater still has, in my opinion, a slight edge on Moscow's-in scope, in splendor of production, in entertainment value, perhaps even in acting and in art. But at its present rate Moscow will soon be far ahead on all counts...
...Spokane two months ago, Nelson missed three two-foot putts and thereby lost $3,500 top prize money in the P.G.A. Championship. Next morning on the plane to Chicago he could neither rest nor eat. But just before reaching Chicago he got his grip back, casually mentioned that he would win his next three tournaments. He made good on that 100-to-1 shot-by adding Chicago's rich Tarn O' Shanter tournament (value, $13,462.50), the Nashville Invitation ($2,400) and the Dallas Open ($2,000) to his year's victories...