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Word: lessers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...nations. In the guise of a small Christmas gift, the U.S. again acted on his promise. On Christmas Eve, in Frankfurt's icy-cold Römerberg Square, where once German emperors were crowned, General Joseph T. McNarney, European Theater Commander, announced an amnesty for 800,000 "lesser" Nazis. Purpose: to "encourage those who come under its terms to seek the ways of democracy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: Amnesty | 1/6/1947 | See Source »

...lost filling, drilling-out of a cavity, or a cleaning job seems a long, long time. Of course, really important emergency work of any sort gets immediate treatment, but the routine repair cases find themselves at the bottom of an interminable column of names. And, though perhaps to a lesser extent, medical care of a less-than-immediate danger involves a long gap between application and appointment...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Word of Mouth | 12/14/1946 | See Source »

...that history and literature concentrators who are hustled out of college by the credits they received for Army training in mathematics and electronics have not quite achieved their educational goals. But they maintain the position that the sacrifice of a few terms of those men's careers is the lesser of two evils, a necessary method f making room for other worthy suitors for Harvard's opportunities...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Where Credit Is Due | 12/6/1946 | See Source »

...lesser known organizations in the college, the French Club is at full strength for the first time in years this term, and full-scale operations involving bi-monthly meetings and special events, such as tonight's attraction, ave well under way. Releases about "Les Perles," one of the famous oldtime French productions, depict the story of the wanderings of seven pearls purloined from an old Gallie crown and their subsequent journies from neck to neck. Sacha Guitry is head man in the flick while one Lyn Harding is purported to be the woman to watch...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Gallic Entrepreneurs will Present 'Les Sept Perles de la Couronne' in Old Cinema Revival | 12/2/1946 | See Source »

...Indonesian representatives initialed a draft agreement providing for a three-way division of The Netherlands East Indies: first, the Indonesian Republic, comprising the islands of Java, Sumatra and Madura; second, Borneo; third, "The Great East," made up of Bali, the Celebes, the Moluccas, Dutch New Guinea and the Lesser Sunda Islands. These three autonomous areas would be linked as equal partners in the United States of Indonesia, and within two years the U.S.I. would be rated a sovereign power under Queen Wilhelmina...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDONESIA: Birth of a Nation | 11/25/1946 | See Source »

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