Word: prided
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...swallowed his pride in dealings with the Americans before. He had agreed to let General Stilwell supervise the distribution of U.S. Lend-Lease in China...
...expert among the Liberal members. With a general election likely next year, both the Liberal Party and its distinguished recruit firmly believe that Britain is on the eve of a Liberal revival- a genuine interest by the "disillusioned"' middle classes in the Party's progressive program. With pride Party chiefs pointed to the good Liberal showing in recent by-elections, higher Party enrollments, the constant stream of requests, many from the services, for expositions of Liberal policy. With old Bev as a symbol of rejuvenated Liberalism, Liberals talked of winning 100 seats in the next election...
...celebration is taking the form of a series of four "concerts," each lasting nearly five hours and embracing two or three scenes from plays, two or three passages from ballets, readings of poetry, songs, dances and speeches. There is one insistent note that runs through all these things: pride...
...First Army was Bradley's pride & joy after D-day (it is still his favorite). But Bradley had a bigger job cut out for him: combined command of the First and of General Patton's armor-heavy Third, whenever the Third could be broken loose out of Normandy. Hodges was on hand to run the First...
...this impressive power that the A.A.F. pointed with special pride. A.A.F. personnel overseas now totals 1,082,000-airmen and ground crews-who keep 48,000 combat and transport planes flying against the enemy. It is this tremendous strength which makes the "inevitable wastage" of 11,000 men seem, to A.A.F. officials, small...