Word: shatter
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Poetess Moore's version: A serpent has mobility Which can shatter intrepidity. The tail-tip's mental to-and-fro And taillike taper head's quick blow- Like Fate's-have the power to appall. Each end had thought for years that it had no equal And that it alone knew What...
Said Stevens: "First, it is my responsibility to speak for the Army . . ." There was in his voice an immense pride. McCarthy tried to shatter it, snarling: "When the Secretary says that in effect 'I speak for the Department of the Army,' he is putting the 99.9% of good, loyal men in the Army into the position of trying to oppose the exposure of Communists in the Army." Stevens continued...
...Know Why . . ." There are other kinds of danger. Engines can overheat and tear themselves apart before a groggy driver has fully realized the warning of his oil and temperature gauges. Without warning, gearboxes can shatter, axles crumble, fuel lines clog up, brakes freeze or fade out, tires blow. Cunningham & Co. are just as aware of these mechanical hazards as they are of the physical hazards. In the last years, fewer than 40% of the starters have even managed to limp through the grueling 24-hour test, much less finish it with the cars intact...
...Young Republicans invited the senior senator from Vermont here after he made a speech on March 10 accusing Senator Joseph R. McCarthy of being a "one man party" who is "doing his best to shatter" the G.O.P. The invitation came in response to charges by the Young Democratic Club that the HYRC could not "make up its mind" on McCarthy...
...does he belong? Is he a hidden satellite of the Democratic Party, to which he is furnishing so much material for quiet mirth? It does not seem that his Republican label can be stuck on very tightly when, by intention or through ignorance, he is doing his best to shatter the party whose label he wears. He no longer claims or wants any support from the Communist fringe. What is his party affiliation? One must conclude that his is a one-man party and that its name is McCarthyism, a title which he has proudly accepted...