Word: nevertheless
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...accomplished by diplomatic pressure. The military occupation of part of Poland, the Russian argument runs, took place after the Government of Poland with which Russia had a non-aggression pact had ceased to exist. Fin land was attacked on the somewhat flimsy grounds that the Finns allegedly fired first. Nevertheless, Russia's efforts to keep the peace of Europe were stronger than most. She tried to give the League vitality. She led the way in making bilateral pacts...
...Europe and Africa had been to relieve the Red Army of German pressure; it was now to capitalize upon the Red Army's successes (see p. 30). Continuously on the offensive since the war's start, Germany was suddenly on the defensive-a defensive which may be nevertheless strong and hard to crack. Essentially, the Allies' task in Europe and their task in the Pacific were now identical: to find the cracks in the enemy defenses, to take the war to Berlin and Tokyo. The chances still were that the first destination would be Berlin...
Benefit of the Doubt. In Salem, Ore., when a man charged with being a habitual criminal complained that Judge E. M. Page was prejudiced against him, the judge, who said he had never seen him before, nevertheless made out an affidavit of prejudice persuasively attacking his own qualifications, read it, was persuaded, signed it, disqualified himself...
...Hitch. Sense-making to Mid-Continent and Northwest, the merger may nevertheless wait a long time for CAB approval. Reason: CAB has frozen all major route applications for the duration, would probably ice a merger too. But canny Hunter can afford to wait-when & if he gets Mid-Continent and the proposed routes he will have a vast air net stretching from Washington to Alaska and from New Orleans to Winnipeg...
...Women Appointed for Voluntary Emergency Service are all Ensigns and have received their basic training and indoctrination at Smith College, a women's institution on the banks of Paradise Pond. Living at Radcliffe, they will nevertheless be but a part of the Naval Supply School based across the river, and will be under the command of Captain Kenneth C. McIntosh, head of the School...