Word: sir
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...James Kyle, and asked him to take a look at the ailing chopper. "Let's confirm this," Beckwith said. "I want to make sure." When Kyle climbed down from the critical craft to report that it was indeed useless, Beckwith said last week, his own reaction was immediate: "Sir, my recommendation is that we abort." The commander gave Beckwith a chance to change his mind, asking "Would you consider taking five and going ahead? Think about it before you answer me. You're the guy that's got to shoulder this." After only a few seconds...
When a reporter persisted, asking again if Beckwith had not argued in favor of continuing the mission, the rugged six-footer bristled and replied in a soft Southern accent: "With all due respect, sir, you don't know where you're coming from. I've been there before, and I'm not about to be a party of half-assed loading on a bunch of aircraft and going up and murdering a bunch of the finest soldiers in the world. I ain't gonna do that. It was a no-win situation...
...President had changed his name from Joseph Désiré Mobutu, so it would seem less colonial and perhaps less Christian. But one could scarcely have discerned any political advantage in that from the joyous crowd of more than 1 million people packed along the entire route; their numbers and enthusiasm equaled the welcomes John Paul received in Mexico, Poland and the U.S. Many of the Zaïreans wore T shirts that depicted a brown-skinned Pontiff. On his way, the Pope repeated "Mvidi Mukulu" ("God bless...
...should be grateful if you would correct the attribution of the quotation concerning the analogy between scientific data and telephone numbers. Though I included this statement in an essay that I wrote some years ago, I cannot claim credit for its authorship. It was originally made by English Astronomer Sir Arthur Eddington...
...Sir Willie Morris, former British ambassador to Egypt, Ethiopia, and Saudi Arabia, said yesterday recent events have increased the likelihood of a full-scale war in the Middle East...