Word: predecessors
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...atmosphere of repressed hostility and resentment hung heavily in the room; it was obvious that many present still regarded his longtime espousal of unification as a kind of treachery. His predecessor, Admiral Louis Denfeld, who stood stolidly at Sherman's side, thrust out his hand, pumped once, said gruffly: "Good luck." After that, 38 impassive admirals-core of the Navy brass and of the stubborn fight for independence-filed past and went through the same, painful formality...
...Queuille came in at a good time, when turmoil was dying down. His predecessor Robert Schuman had already blunted the main Communist attack; in his first weeks in office, Queuille dealt effectively with Communist coal strikes. Schuman had started a wholesome drive for deflation, which Queuille continued. The Marshall Plan helped. Last week the franc was stronger, the national debt was slightly down, and industrial production (115% of 1938 when Queuille took office) was up to 130%. M. Queuille's critics call him "The Immobilist" because he so often finds it expedient to do nothing. Last week he attributed...
...just want to talk to people about things that interest me and that I hope will interest them." His sponsor, Lee Hats, decided on Montgomery (reportedly at $5,000 per week) when Lee ended its 3½-year tie-up with Gossipist Drew Pearson. Asked his opinion of his predecessor, Montgomery replied with a brisk "No comment." But he admitted that "I'm not going to use a crystal ball on this program...
Unlike his predecessor, General Taylor will also command the 3,500 U.S. troops in Berlin (Howley was in charge only of military government). Taylor's double authority, said the Army, is intended "to unify the United States position in Berlin...
When Schwertz took over in 1942, Beauregard was a dirty, dilapidated place. His predecessor had kept the toilets locked to prevent pupils from writing on the walls. Enrollments had dropped to 384, and many parents had sent their children to the parochial school across the street...