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Word: quits (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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John Lewis was well aware of all this. Lewis, a master of bluff, knows when to quit bluffing. Never before had the U.S. Government seemed more stubborn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NATION: Battle of Titans | 12/2/1946 | See Source »

...There are candidates for parties, professions, provinces . . . why is there no candidate for the native tribes? ... I demand equality or I'll quit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: The Yi & the Miao | 12/2/1946 | See Source »

This week at The Hague Dr. Johannes A. Ringers, Minister of Public Works and Reconstruction, quit the Cabinet in protest over the agreement, and some leaders of the Catholic party's right wing also objected. Premier Louis J. M. Beel (Catholic party) stood pat, said: "The kingdom will neither be broken nor murdered. It will be remodeled and named according to the requirements of our time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDONESIA: Birth of a Nation | 11/25/1946 | See Source »

Energetic, 51-year-old Hal George quit the Army, after 29 years, because 1) A.T.C. was falling apart for lack of money and 2) his $14,000 a year as a three-star general was far under his new salary (about $50,000 a year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AVIATION: Eagle Hatched | 11/25/1946 | See Source »

Said white-haired ex-Champ Tommy Armour, who played against Hogan last week: "Like Joe Louis and Walter Hagen, he'll never quit till they carry him out. They may be able to beat this boy in the muscle, but not in the mind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Iceman Winneth | 11/18/1946 | See Source »

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