Word: sal
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...storm had been more than a hiatus in the men's activities. Before it the British had prepared and begun a large-scale raid on the Germans who held Salûm and Halfáya ("Hellfire") Pass, just east of the Egyptian-Libyan border. The storm broke up the raid, disorganized the British, and gave the Germans time to devise and organize a vast counter-raid...
...kind of criticism which the Prime Minister could, and did, overwhelm with one of his resonant emotional appeals. Sometimes he was almost as gay as the blue-flowered hat worn by Mrs. Churchill in the gallery. There was constant laughter and tittering at the Prime Minister's sal lies. When it was all over, the House of Commons approved his policy by a vote of 447-to-3 (the House of Lords had given him a unanimous vote of confidence), and in quitting the chamber he had to run a gantlet of cheering M.P.s...
With apparent ease, the large and evergrowing German force on the Libyan border pushed the British out of Salûm and about five miles into Egypt's land. Then it paused. The British admitted that the pause was none of their doing: they had withdrawn, and had merely maintained light mechanized patrols touching the Axis advance, to keep tabs...
...being named for all the All-Americas in the land and showered with all the post-season trophies "for the most outstanding player of the year," Tom Harmon was far more excited over an invitation to appear for pay as guest star with Comedian Eddie Cantor on Sal Hepatica's "Time to Smile" radio program...
When the Italians reached Salûm, they found the town apparently bristling with tanks and guns. But their attack brought only a ghostly defense; the tanks and guns were all dummies made of wood. The column pushed on until it reached Bagbag, 25 miles from Libya, and finally Sûdi Barrani, 55 miles in. The British hit and ran with tanks, armored cars and planes. They dynamited and salted a dozen Roman wells in the neighborhood. But the attackers were supplied with water trucks and apparatus to condense fresh from salt water...