Word: save
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...this is the sort of man American women have waited and prayed for; worked to save money for; suppressed natural biological instincts to an unnatural degree for, I think we have been betrayed. The German Fräuleins can have him, and welcome...
...require the greatest courage when they think not of themselves but of the nation. Individuals must have the courage of self-immolation, but it may be said that a nation does not have the right to commit suicide. Therefore there are times when statesmen must have the courage to save the nation at the cost of their own lives. However, in such cases, political and military farsightedness are necessary...
...thunder with the Nichols show. The artists themselves took up prepared positions behind cornstalks, and blazed away. Nichols: "I shall never be guilty of painting in the style or viewpoint of Terence Duren. Never! Never!" Duren: "It is easy to recognize that Mr. Nichols cannot draw people . . . save at the safe distance at which he conceals all lack of knowledge of anatomical detail. I concur heartily: Mr. Nichols will never draw or paint like I do. Never...
...French right-wingers the percentage seemed excessive. Cried conservative assemblymen: the proposed taxes would kill private enterprise and the incentive to save. Sneered Socialist Jules Moch: the proposed taxes were "too timid and too late." Growled Communist boss Jacques JDuclos: Minister Pleven was "toadying to the money interests...
...coffins and prayers increased because the people trusted garlic (almost unobtainable at $20 to $50 a stem), and red paper crosses pinned on their doors to prevent cholera. Others found a rooster tied to a corpse more efficacious. Many heard that a stagnant pool behind a certain temple would save them, and the police had to drive away would-be drinkers...