Word: meant
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...strange combination of factors contributed to the defeat: 1) the American Medical Association opposed the bill on the grounds that it meant more "Federal Government control"; 2) the C.I.O. opposed it because it was "inadequate"; 3) a number of Republicans opposed it simply to show their independence of able, vigorous Majority Leader Charlie Halleck, who has been skillfully steering the Eisenhower program through the House. A minor revolt had been brewing against Halleck for some time, primarily because he had pushed House Republicans so hard on the tax and farm programs; the health insurance plan looked like only a relatively...
...years, the paper has faithfully expressed the views of its eccentric publisher, Colonel Robert R. McCormick. It still runs no syndicated political columnists because there are none whose views would fit day to day with the views of the colonel. But last week, to prove that it meant what it said, the Trib ran a series of editorials from such sources as the Fair Dealing New York Post and Nashville Tennessean and even Britain's Manchester Guardian...
There was no question that in France and Britain such a peace would be hailed with thanksgiving. For France it meant relief; for Britain, it meant tidying up an explosive situation which had been giving the British nothing but nervous jitters...
...desperate plight, Boeing reacted in a characteristic manner: it decided to gamble $650,000 of its remaining bankroll on a plane to compete for an Army multi-engined bomber contract. To most bomber designers, the word "multi"meant just two engines. But Boeing, using its knowledge gained in big transports, planned on a true giant, the heaviest warplane ever built. Designed by Beall and Wells, Boeing's prototype 6-17 weighed 22 tons, had four engines, could hit more than 200 m.p.h. for 3,000 miles at an altitude of 24,000 ft. Looking at it, a newsman exclaimed...
...were meant for me, I was meant...