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Word: knowingness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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On the other hand there are astute Occidentals who have watched the Shah work over a period of years and admire him greatly. First of all they argue that it is unfair to apply Western standards to Iran, and then they point to some of the flowers of civilization which...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World War: IRAN: Persian Paradox | 9/8/1941 | See Source »

Impatient of cigars, the world waited the week out for Winston Churchill to speak, knowing that in one closed hand he held the answers to all the mysteries. Last Sunday he finally opened a finger or two (see below).

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Good Old Winnie! | 9/1/1941 | See Source »

But, while all this made Chiang Kai-shek beamish with joy, Dan Arnstein's mission was scarcely a flawless triumph. Knowing little, caring nothing about protocol and the sanctity of face in the Orient, at Chungking receptions the hardhitting ex-cabby and his blunt, breezy manner had Occidental diplomats...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Burma Roadster | 9/1/1941 | See Source »

Does TIME, the Army, or any other party have any idea how long it takes to train a man adequately? I believe what the average draftee objects to most about the draft legislation is its ambiguity. In effect, General Marshall advises we be retained for "the duration" and on the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Aug. 11, 1941 | 8/11/1941 | See Source »

Self-revealed, Leske is: 1) a mental twelve-year-old with a craving for speed and action; 2) a childless adolescent who had no sex experience until some time after he had been destroying other men's children; 3) a pulp-paper brain which listens only to the war...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Nazi Bomber | 7/28/1941 | See Source »

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