Word: linchpin
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...that struggle, cooperation between the U.S. and Britain is "the linchpin of the structure," said Monty. "None of us can stand alone and none are doing so today ... In Western Europe, the eyes and thoughts of everyone are ever turning westward . . . They look to the English-speaking nations and wonder if they can count on their help: definitely. We must not let them have any doubts...
...Linchpin. The key to Nettuno was not in the high ground beyond the beachhead. It was down to the southeast, at Cassino, where he was also on high ground, and showing no disposition to give...
...Cassino, linchpin of the Gustav Line, had to fall before the Nettuno attackers could move. Held long enough, it might even enable the Germans, rushing down fresh troops from north Italy and pulling seasoned outfits out of the Gustav Line, to force abandonment of the beachhead...
This week, they lanced through in places to the Donets River and made some crossings. Millerovo's capture was one of the major tests of whether Russia's southern offensive could break through to Rostov, linchpin of the whole German southern front. Now the Reds' chance of knocking out the linchpin looked increasingly good...
...announcer's voice, a very important one. It controlled the mouth of the great River Don. It lay athwart the oil pipeline from the Caucasus. It was a key point in the best railway line between the Caucasus and the capital. And, most important, it would be the linchpin of the imminent German attack on the Caucasus itself...