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Word: ifs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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It looked as if the Roman Catholic Church in Czechoslovakia had finally given way to relentless Communist pressure. "Priests and Catholic laymen," said a government spokesman last week, "are now obligated to faithful and effective collaboration ... in the building of socialism."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Outside the Pale | 11/14/1949 | See Source »

Austin Cooper is a tweedy, grey-bearded Londoner of 59 who made his name as a poster designer. "But during the war," says Cooper, "my interest in posters faded. I found my hands were functioning without any volition. The first results were doodles, then automatic writing. I thought 'If...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Anything Can Happen | 11/14/1949 | See Source »

Midnight struck for Fordham's Cinderellas toward the end of the second quarter, when Army's cool, detached Quarterback Arnold Galiffa began heaving touchdown passes-three of them in less than four minutes. In the calmer second half (only four major penalties) Army kept its command. Final score...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Scuffling Cinderellas | 11/14/1949 | See Source »

This is only one of the stories Aussies tell about the twomile, hell-for-leather cup race that is now far & away the biggest sporting event of teh Australian year. In 1930, when bookies were faced with bankruptcy if Phar Lap won, a car pulled up near the great horse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Big Day Down Under | 11/14/1949 | See Source »

Merrill, a Mississippian who moved back home to Natchez on his retirement in 1947, announced that if he could raise enough money to keep the school from foundering and increase its enrollment, he would be glad to take the job of skipper. Moreover, he knew just what he wanted the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Example in Natchez | 11/14/1949 | See Source »

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