Word: heeding
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...leader in exile, General de Gaulle. The Old Man of Vichy, magnificent only in his consistency, begged his countrymen to ignore Allied or Gaullist commands, and to obey the Germans lest Nazi reprisal fall on France. General de Gaulle, shunned until the last moment, instructed them to heed "the French Government" (i.e., his own), and said: "France, overwhelmed . . . but never conquered, is on her feet to take part. . . . The simple, sacred duty is to fight...
...Council could only advise. The exiled Government, long under British pressure to moderate its attitude toward Russia, had yet to heed the advice. But the vote was a step toward conciliation...
...moon is right, custom lets them waylay young men, strip and hold them until they pay the price demanded. If the victim demurs, they may lock him up until he changes his mind. When next the moon is right, no men will be on hand to play-if they heed the Maharaja's call...
...people. From San Sebastiano, Massi di Somma and Cercola, the homeless and their meager belongings were carted downslope to emergency shelter and food. In the lava-lit darkness, while grimy soldiers struggled to unsnarl traffic, an air raid alarm sounded. Men doused lights, but Vesuvius paid no heed...
...taken on the resolution at this time, warned that military operations might be endangered in the tinderbox Near East. Bolstering him were letters to the Committee from Secretary of War Stimson and Secretary of State Cordell Hull. At week's end, it appeared that the Senate would heed General Marshall...