Word: poorly
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...imagine how much amusement you are affording Marxists the whole world over. The apologists for capitalism are still trying to rub poor old Karl...
This week, in a speech at Compiègne, De Gaulle cried: "It is necessary that the efforts of the old Europe and those of America be joined to put our poor old world back on its feet. This means, with out any doubt, that the U.S. lend us large and prolonged help in the economic field [but, more than that], it is clear that their support should be spread at the same time to the field of defense in as precise and explicit a manner as the Marshall Plan does on credit and imports...
...Poor Swedes." Politically the week opened in confusion bordering on panic among the parliamentary blocs. The Communists alone promptly embraced the treaty proposal. The others looked at it with despairing distaste. The Social Democrats, as usual, pretty much held the key to the situation and, as usual, did not seem to know what to do about...
...Swedes are apparently in a worse flap over this than the Finns, and view the whole thing as a Swedish problem. The Finns derive a certain sour satisfaction from this. A Finnish Liberal rolled his eyes heavenward and said: "Oh, the poor Swedes! I don't know how they'll be able to bear this...
Chances of the six Crimson entries doing anything, even with Western competitors barred, are passing poor; in fact, in the history of the tournament only two Harvard men have won--the last one Coach Chief Boston...