Word: paines
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Thompsons have traveled to many places and looked at many babies who might have been their son. Always it was the same-the twinge of hope, the sharp pain of disappointment, the sad journey back to Dayton...
...great throwing arm, hit 22 home runs in his rookle year with the Flock, and batted in the neighborhood of 291. To top it off, he is 22 years old. The whole Brooklyn organization is crawling with bright young flychasers, and the loss of Jethroe will not pain the Dodgers. Whether his addition to the Braves will rebound against the Brooks next season will be decided next season, of course...
...loudest cries of pain were heard in Britain itself. The government last week raised the price of nonferrous metals and of such humble objects as pots & pans. The first predictions of a 5% cost-of-liv-ing rise shot up to 10%. The trade unions were having Sir Stafford Cripps on the carpet, demanding wage boosts. The Tories charged that devaluation could have been avoided but for the Socialist government's mismanagement; Laborites replied that it was not so, asserted that they had devalued rather than cut Britain's welfare program and permit unemployment. Said one Labor leader...
...serpent in that garden of friendship. Unique in history is the place of a dominant world power which gave way, without defeat in war, to a new dominant power and accepted the role of helper and next friend of the new leader. Such a transition is not accomplished without pain and tension. Part of Sir Oliver's job is to ease the pain, to save face for his government. In the recent monetary crisis that led to the pound's devaluation (see above), Sir Oliver performed, behind the scenes, a masterly job of transmitting the U.S. pressure...
...young lieutenant had other ideas. "The oath I took when I graduated as an officer," he declared, "binds me to the duty of defending my flag and nation according to the principles of the constitution." Then he sent a telegram: "Dear Father, with pain I have declined the opportunity to join you, requesting instead return to the post of duty to which I am bound according to the principles of personal and military dignity you taught me. Your loving son, Froilan...