Word: reached
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...nation looks upon you, how you will fare in this historic hour of trial. Remain loyal to your bishops, who suffer with you and do not waver even if their voice does not reach you. The church is indestructible and to suffer for Christ is the greatest glory...
...because of the influx of refugees and army demands, the island, once self-sustaining, may be short of food. Government monopolies (inherited from the Japanese) and fixed prices for island products make it next to impossible for anyone but the government to export. Imported consumer goods are priced beyond reach of the average Formosan. "The Chinese are squeezing us," complain the islanders. "They put everything into their pockets. They act like people who don't plan to be around very long. The Japanese at least furnished us with the cloth and consumer goods we needed...
Four minutes after the report, plane 2023 plowed into Cambirela Peak in the foothills of the Serra da Boa Vista. It took rescue parties 27 hours to reach the isolated site of the crash. All 28 aboard were dead. It was the worst air disaster in Brazilian history...
...until its unionized workers unwillingly agreed to pass up raises. In his forthright way, Bing had lots of confidence. The job had "just blown up suddenly," he said, but it apparently was not too much of a surprise: "For 15 years, I have known that some day I would reach that goal...
Savagery Plus. Two Worlds and Their Ways is not Compton-Burnett's best; it does not, for instance, reach and hold the high and extraordinary level of its predecessor, Bullivant and the Lambs (TIME, July 19). It has many more tedious and barren stretches, but they are frequently relieved by Novelist Compton-Burnett's most characteristically brilliant qualities. There are flashes of darting spite ("I hope I am not disturbing you at your luncheon, Mrs. Cassidy." "Thank you, Miss James. It is so kind to cling to the hope") and devastating responses to thoughtless queries ("Why should...