Word: obtaining
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...material means to a nonmaterial end." That end was not the installation of modern plumbing in every home, nor profit for U.S. imperialism. "It is not that material objects in and of themselves make a better or fuller life, but they are the means by which people can obtain freedom, not only freedom from the pressure of those other human beings who would restrict their freedom, but help in the ancient struggle of man to earn his living and get his bread from the soil...
Said a Frenchman who attended the meeting of the five foreign ministers in London that agreed on the new Council: "We did not get exactly what we wanted-an unfettered assembly that could use public opinion to obtain European federation. That would have covered about one-fifth of the way toward federation. What we got in London is about three-quarters of that one-fifth...
...borrowing around archives and delving into ancient land deeds. But Pitman still needed to know just how large these buildings were, what colors they were painted, what the landscaping locked like and even the kinds of fences that had been built--all of it information which seemed impossible to obtain...
...dashing, disheveled Hughes puttered around his plane, Damon, like any awed autograph hound, rushed up and introduced himself. They had since become friends. Said Damon: "I am a great admirer of Howard Hughes." Said Hughes: "Mr. Damon's reputation ... is such that any airline would be fortunate to obtain his services...
...town Father George found a group who called themselves "postoffice Christians." Members send their wedding rings to be blessed by a Catholic priest and mailed back; in the same way they obtain consecrated earth to be sprinkled over graves, and holy water for baptisms...