Word: respectful
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...heatless barracks, work in icy offices-and our promotions are subject to approval by WAC officers. We don't wish to detract from G.I. glory or to minimize their sacrifices, but we have shared some of their loneliness and privation and the least we expect from gentlemen is respect...
...every respect, the Smith-Connally law had proved one of the most inept pieces of legislation in U.S. history. It had left John Lewis free to pursue a more arrogant path than ever, because it set up the machinery for dramatizing strike threats. It had angered labor, had prevented no strikes. It had made the Government a kind of silent partner in those that did occur...
...reasoning was closely knit, but it was General of the Army George Catlett Marshall who laid down the most effective drumfire. Probably more than any other citizen, George Marshall is trusted by Congress. The members of the Senate Military Affairs Committee, who had stood as a mark of respect to the neatly turned-out, pink-faced Chief of Staff when he entered the room, were clearly impressed as the old soldier sent over his shots...
...stirred the State Department to action. The Department last week released some correspondence between Roosevelt and Ibn Saud, written after their Suez meeting last February. In his letter Roosevelt said: "Your Majesty will recall that on previous occasions I . . . made clear our desire that no decision be taken with respect to the basic situation in that country [Palestine] without full consultation with both Arabs and Jews...
...songs. The songs themselves-Whistle It, In Old New York, Because You're You, Isle of Our Dreams, Every Day Is Ladies' Day With Me-are pleasant both as melodies and memories. The Red Mill is far from a full evening's entertainment, but in that respect it is no worse than many a successful musical...