Word: grips
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...where adversaries are hardly at grips, it is hard to grip war's facts. Most tangible important fact of last week was the statement (upon being landed safely in Great Britain) of Captain F. C. P. Harris of the freighter Clement, sunk early last month off South America's east coast. Captain Harris and his first engineer, W. Bryant, certified that the Nazi raider which kept them aboard five hours after sinking their Clement was the pocket battleship Admiral Scheer. This identity could still be doubted by people who know that German sailors wear bogus hatbands some...
...Germany is waged for colonies and raw materials, domination of sea routes and exploitation of alien peoples. Germany presents her claims for division of the colonial loot of the first imperialist war, now in the hands of the British and French bourgeoisie, who do not intend to loosen their grip on their vast possessions...
...would be equally complete. The problem of Plan C goes hand in hand with a thorough inspection of scholastic curriculum. If progress is to be made in college admission requirements, all down the line of high school subjects a serious critical revision is needed to shake off the paralyzing grip of tradition...
Wheeler narrowly escaped death only three weeks ago on a Columbus Day grip to New York when the steering gear of his car broke while he was driving at 50 miles an hour and the car overturned. He escaped uninjured and went on to New York by train...
Military Dictatorship. To keep a tight grip on Rumania and pursue the Iron Guard to extinction, King Carol quickly formed a new Cabinet headed by General George Argeseanu, Commander of the Second Army Corps, as Premier. His Majesty's close personal friend, General Ion Ileus, became War Minister and General Gabriel Marinescu was put in charge of the police as Minister of Interior...