Word: perfects
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...argument remained polite. The President remained adamant. Leader Barkley summed up. On the Senate Finance Committee he had worked on the bill. He had fought against some of its provisions; he knew the bill was far from perfect. But this bill was the work and the will of Congress. He could not assent to throwing away 2.3 billion dollars for the reasons raised by the President. If the President persisted in his veto, he, Barkley, would have to stand up on the floor of the Senate and defend his position. Mr. Roosevelt remarked that this was understandable. The conference broke...
...only one front, she has been "driven to the brink of disaster." But "never in history has the enemy himself jumped over the precipice. To win a war it is necessary to bring the opponent to the brink . . . and shove him over. . . . For this it is necessary to continue perfecting the military skill of the men and commanders ... to study enemy tactics constantly and to counter his tactics with more perfect tactics...
...order: Officers and generals ... to perfect the art of leading troops, reconnaissance and maneuver . . . effect the coordination of all types of troops . . . [introduce] bolder and broader . . . tactics...
...entire Red Army to break the enemy defenses ... by perfect coordination of fire and maneuver ... to liquidate in good time enemy counterattacks . . . to organize swift pursuit...
Scarne figures that craps is an almost perfect gambling game: the shooter has a 49.293% chance of winning. Other Scarne conclusions: 1) soldiers gamble $300 million a month; 2) most-of their games are on the level...