Word: rootes
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...southern Okinawa the fighting was grim. By week's end the troops had gained from 800 to 1,400 yards, but had established no driving momentum. One village was won and lost again. "Buck" Buckner stuck to his formula-root them out "with blowtorch and corkscrew...
Commenting on the growing defeatism of German soldiers, the London Sunday Observer said: "They lack the indestructible self-confidence, deep-rooted in the people, that was at the root of Allied recovery. . . . This has been a war of hearts as well as machines. When the heart breaks, all breaks. And Germany now is Heartbreak House...
...beets; honey; ginger root; almonds or hazelnuts, sliced. Wash, peel and cut beets into half-inch slices. Cook and drain. Add one cup of honey for each cup of beets and cook until thick. Flavor with ginger root and serve cold with nuts...
Widespread Assumptions. These charges were almost as misleading as the widespread assumptions in the press that, at the Yalta Conference, Russia had promised to liquidate the Committee. At the root of the confusion was a general misconception about the nature of the Free Germans. The Free Germany Committee had existed since 1943, but very few people understood its peculiar dual organization...
Mother Knows Worst. Investigation soon revealed that Mrs. Q was the dominant character and the root of the family troubles. She used her ulcer and her bad teeth to help maintain her rule. One of her favorite subjects was an older daughter, Laura, who had died at eight of a bad heart. Laura had been a paragon of beauty and intelligence and, in Mrs. Q's opinion, Catherine resembled her. Result: Catherine, whose intelligence was mediocre, overworked at school to get good marks, and developed imitative heart trouble. In contrast, Mrs. Q considered Agnes "dumb," the symbol...