Word: lighter
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...court martial had shocked Britons by condemning him to death for a somewhat doubtful case of rape (TIME, June 12). Overburdened General Dwight D. Eisenhower somehow found time to examine the record, found "many mitigating circumstances," ruled the evidence "insufficient" for the penalty, ordered the court to impose a lighter sentence...
...Roosevelt was feeling fine. For the fourth time in the last four months, his personal physician, Vice Admiral Ross T. Mclntire, reported on the President's physical condition, stating again that the President's health is excellent. But he insisted that the President keep to his new lighter schedule...
...probably wouldn't know one from the other if you saw them. Anyway a T.D. is lighter and faster. We started across this big field headed for the woods. I watched the speedometer 45-50-55-60-65, full speed ahead. I saw that woods, believe me I said a prayer. We were right at the edge of the woods and there was a ditch about 20' wide and 6' deep. We landed in the middle of the damn thing, took one bounce and was in the woods. . . . Well we sighted the tanks and they were running...
...down-a fresh-faced young man. . . . He did not look a day older than 21, I decided. He just sat there looking at the wall opposite and, after a moment, produced a packet of cigarets and began to fumble in his pocket for a match. I struck my lighter and ... he smiled his thanks...
...spite of all these favorable circumstances, Allied troops suffered heavy casualties at some points on the line. But on the whole, the Allied Command announced, casualties were much lighter than expected. Conversely the signs of tactical surprise among German front-line troops were greater than anyone had hoped. By week's end the Allies had taken 6,000 Axis prisoners. Considering the proved military quality of the German outfits, it was a fat bag, indicated that some divisions may have been shot apart so badly that they could no longer function as units...