Word: mouths
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...effort and suppression solely because the criticism is embarrassing or inconvenient to some public group is admittedly difficult to draw. But it must be drawn with as much care as the line determining the freedom of the press, of speech, and of assembly. Holding cheesecloth over the mouth of radio commentators could very conceivably lead to the complete cutting off of all "derogatory opposition," first to the war in general, then to the particular military strategy of the day, and finally to any disagreements with a specific domestic policy...
...except a voice which said, variously, "Daubendiek speaking; no gas, no calls; speak to the rationing board" or "The service is kind of punk -just like the gasoline situation." One subscriber tore his phone from the wall by the roots for emotional relief. The muted town foamed at the mouth...
...under the cover of Stukas. The Partisans fell back doggedly, drawing the fascist forces between two mountains where they might be cut off and annihilated. The tactic was simple, but the cave, the wounded Partisans and Anna would fall into fascist hands. When the Germans came close to the mouth of the cave, Anna got a tommy gun, killed all the wounded men, then herself...
...single foreign service. New recruits will be chosen by competitive examination. Those passing will be given an 18-month traveling scholarship to study languages and history abroad. (Said Liberal M.P. Vernon Bartlett: "It will no longer be almost essential to have a silver spoon in one's mouth when one is born or an old-school tie when one is adolescent...
Most vivid scene: a tank battle, showing Soviet soldiers riding on tanks up to the enemy's lines and then charging into the mouth of his guns. Through tank gun-slits the camera looks straight down the barrel of Nazi anti-tank guns, firing at point-blank range...