Word: nevertheless
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...another session before the New York grand jury investigating Communist activities, he told them that he had never met Duggan, had never received documents from him, had no personal knowledge that he was a Communist. Next day he augmented his statement, without clarifying it, by adding that he had nevertheless "found it necessary to give Duggan's name to Mr. Berle...
...offend" the public? Did he "prejudice" his employers? Did M-G-M forfeit the right to break his contract because it waited a full month to fire him? Said Yankwich: "If the studio knew, when Cole came back from Washington, what his conduct had been there and nevertheless continued to reimburse him, then I instruct you that M-G-M then waived its right to take action against...
...civil war, the West might have been expected to rejoice at the Dutch victory. Instead, W. R. Hodgson, representing Australia at the United Nations, cried: "[This] is worse than what Hitler did to The Netherlands." This immoderate expression went further than the official stands of the Western powers. Nevertheless, adverse criticism of the Dutch move was widespread...
...Nevertheless, in black markets all over the kingdom, butchers, farmers and restaurateurs were buying & selling horse meat of all ages for the table. "Tyke a big dray, naow," said a cockney slaughterer, "at 900 pahnd in skin and shoes, 'e'd only bring 40 pahnd when 'e was boned, but on the black market 'e brings near four bob a pahnd." Customers, aware and unaware, were eating heartily. "A nice bit o' minced 'orse, with plenty of carrots and onions," said a Doncaster housewife, "and I defy anyone to turn up 'is nose...
...Southerner in the Northern army he could expect little confidence to be placed in him. He had moreover recently stepped from a train and wrenched his back and could honestly have claimed a physical disability. He nevertheless renewed his Union oath. His sisters in Virginia turned his picture to the wall and refused to discuss...