Word: plain
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Washington turned away criticism with the pat phrase: "It's the war." To a large extent this was true; there was just not enough of everything to go around. But it was equally true that there were enough red tape and squabbles between competing agencies, and enough plain, old-fashioned bungling to keep the U.S. from getting the best use out of what...
First the Present. Confesor had been realistic enough not to let his dreams for the future interfere with the harsh needs of the present. For the Filipinos he had scheduled first the plain, hard job of rebuilding bridges, highways, railroads, schools, re-establishment of banking and retail trade, restoring the administrative functions of civil government...
Hands across the Border. He and Mr. King were old friends, the President said, and since Mr. King had become Prime Minister, their friendship had made it very easy to solve U.S.-Canadian problems. He spoke of the benefits of close, friendly consultation. The implication of all this was plain: Franklin Roosevelt could get along with Mackenzie King, and did not relish the idea of getting along without him. Since Mr. King must soon fight an election, this sort of talk set tongues a-clacking. Said one U.S. newsman to a Canadian colleague: "How do you like this interference...
...visit his wife, Nancy Oakes de Marigny, 20, he told reporters he wanted "privacy": "Until all this publicity I got when I came into Halifax, the crew respected me. Now . . . they want my autograph." The Count, who doesn't like to be called Count, asked to be "just plain mister," or "comrade...
Despite these uncompromising words, the plain fact was that the U.S. has already made good in part on much of this currency. The U.S. has paid dollars to Allied nations to match the amount of French and Belgian francs, and Dutch guilders, etc. which the U.S. has spent to pay its troops and buy supplies...