Word: onslaught
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...broken time and again by the trigger-happy commanders to whom a truce was for the other side to keep. Both factions came to look upon American efforts as strictly partisan, not to be taken too seriously, and the whole scheme of mediation broke down under the onslaught of self-interest...
Squantum Naval Air Station and Tufts were the other pre-Christmas victims of the squad, the Navy team succumbing to an 83 to 13 deluge of Crimson tallies, while the Jumbos fell before a last minute onslaught by Captain John Rockwell and Chuck Brynteson...
Distribution at the Coop will be streamlined to meet the February business, which, although not so great as the onslaught in September, will be "from 30 to 40 percent" greater than in an ordinary month. All college texts will be concentrated in the main book department. while Law School volumes will be relegated to a special section elsewhere. The two lengthy lines that posed such obstcles to September buyers will be incorporated into one which will lead into the back of the store. All three stores will employ extra help to handle the rush...
When Gertrude Lawrence sang and wiggled her way through 'Jenny' several seasons ago in "Lady in the Dark," first-balcony subscription spinsters bravely acquiesced before the onslaught of the general delight. With a play as hilarious as it is a perfect starring vehicle, it is now Helen Hayes' turn to toss her admirers a wicked bump...
...report outlined the uselessness of all direct and indirect defenses against atom bombs, but added a comforting note: "War with this weapon will not be completely unendurable in a country adequately prepared and strong enough to withstand the first onslaught. The length of the war would certainly be increased by adequate dispersion of great industrial areas and the construction of subterranean factories. . . . We can expect war to continue until . . . the will to resist is finally broken...