Word: pint
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...nothing but a bloody schmozzle," growled a British union leader as he wiped his sweating neck and swigged a pint of beer. "A damnable piece of impertinence -Cripps at his blasted governessing again," said an industrialist, sipping his Pimm's No. 1 on the terrace of Pall Mall's Royal Automobile Club. In London last week there was thunder from both left and right when Britain's economic boss, Sir Stafford Cripps, announced that he had asked for American advice on how to increase British production...
...free Eire. "We want a navy snack," says they, marching into the Green Bay at Buncrana. "We want a typical navy snack, with plenty of steak and chips and don't say nothin' to anyone about the dook." Then off they go to the local for a pint apiece, to wet their whistle...
...concert of Belgium's famed Pro Arte String Quartet, of which Maas was the cellist. They came away determined to form a quartet of their own. The four-Violinists Sidney Griller and Jack O'Brien, Cellist Colin Hampton and Violist Philip Burton-decided over a pint of beer that the way to become a quartet was to live together, break all family ties, refuse engagements to play separately...
...alarmed by such sudden changes, began to eye the state capital with increasing suspicion. When Jim Duff presented his bill, they yowled for vengeance. To raise an extra $133 million in state revenue he increased cigarette taxes from 2? to 4? a pack, slapped new taxes on beer (½? pint) and soft drinks (1? per 12 ounces). Then he prevented repeal of the five-mill tax levied on manufacturers' capital stocks and franchises...
...youg rooks, one-half pound of steak, one ounce dripping, one half pint stock, one ounce flour, pepper and salt...