Word: progress
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Having covered my share of wars, insurrections, uprisings, etc., I was prepared for a certain amount of trouble en route. But the Burma rebellion now in progress broke out after we had left, and the minor war around Kashmir didn't bother our seeing the Taj Mahal (a not the least overrated spectacle) at all. We had been warned that Cairo was no place for tourists this year, but, aside from one explosion near our quarters when some Arabs planted a bomb in a Jewish-owned department store, we made it safely out to the pyramids and back. Before...
...they could not deal with the questions raised by the Economist, the delegates did make some progress on other fronts. Most important was the discussion of the relation (some Britons call it a conflict) between the Commonwealth and a Western European Union. Dominion representatives asked Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir Stafford Cripps if Britain's commitments to supply capital goods to Europe under the Marshall Plan would not interfere with the shipment of similar goods to their countries. Cripps said no. The visitors seemed impressed when he pointed out that Britain's capital goods exports to Commonwealth nations...
...Monday, he said: "The team is badly bumped and bruised." Tuesday he commented: "A terrible workout. No life in it." After Wednesday's workout, he said, "They have very little stamina. We're not making much progress." Last night, Art said, "They've got plenty of spirit...
...middle of the line, Dick Guidera has apparently made progress, as have Emil Drvaric and Nick Rodis. These men alternated with the others who have been playing regularly during the season...
Perfection was still the goal for the Crimson's single wing offense as everybody in sight took part in an hour-long exercise. an encouraging sign in this in this department was some sudden progress in the passing game. Chuck Roche, Jim Noonan, and Jim Kenary were all throwing, and, incidentally, completing nearly eighty percent of their heaves...