Word: impendingness
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A British heavy cruiser and the aircraft carrier Hermes were ordered to immobilize, by persuasion or force, the one remaining capital ship of France's Navy not already knocked out or taken over by Britain. Mightiest Frenchman of them all, the brand-new, 35,000-ton Battleship Richelieu, mounting...
"We are fighting by ourselves, alone; but we are not fighting for ourselves, alone. Here in this strong city of refuge which enshrines the title deeds of human progress and is of deep consequence to Christian civilization . . . we await undismayed the impending assault. . . .
Last week Philadelphia brimmed with comedy, tragicomedy and a few dashes of pure drama. First tragicomedy came when a 42-year-old elephant named Lizzie died at the Zoo, prompting the New Dealish Record to watch for other signs of impending Republican doom. Last week Lizzie's cousin Josephine...
Strong in the U. S. last week was a sense of impending crisis; stronger still was growing realization of the country's unpreparedness. In an enormous urge to action, the great clamor was to hurry up, spread military training.
Rumor-Mongers Silenced. While Scotland Yard worked to remove a tangible menace from the British Isles. Minister of Information Alfred Duff Cooper inveighed against the more insidious danger of "lethargy, defeatism and rumor." Declaring that the impending dangers are being faced "in confidence, indeed in pride," he opened a campaign...