Word: periled
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Opportunity in Asia? Meanwhile, Asia had not congealed. The political turbulence from Tokyo to the Red Sea represented grave peril to the U.S. It also represented opportunity...
...Japan, a sovereign nation, is poor, almost broke, worried, and professedly ready to reform. Her usable foreign exchange stands at $640 million, down from $800 million last December. Economists say that the "peril point" is $500 million. Below that figure, the effect will be like that of failure rumors on an uninsured bank...
Symington's conclusion: "Our military appropriations do not face up to the evergrowing peril...
Accordingly, the British are determined not to get into a thermonuclear war. The peril to Britain is no illusion. They would indeed be superhuman if they were not afraid. But however understandable the British attitude may be, the fact revealed by the Eden speech is: the U.S. has no strong, reliable ally...
...republic, a monarchy and a Communist dictatorship. Little more than a century ago, the Turks were murdering their rebellious Slav subjects; 32 years ago, Greeks and Turks battled for Asia Minor; seven years ago, the Yugoslavs harbored and outfitted the Communist assault on Greece. Last week geography and common peril triumphed over ancient grudges...