Word: slicings
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Nowadays, whenever Britain's imperial eye turns south towards Africa, there stands Zik astride a large slice of rich Nigerian cocoa and palm nut holdings, coal and tin and bauxite deposits. Zik has a handhold on a rich chunk of the Empire and he will...
...roar stops. Then Harry turns to the red-faced one. who looked as though he was about to kick Harry in the groin ten seconds ago. Harry says calmly: 'Haven't had time to play. Too cold. I been reading on how to correct that slice.' The red face nods sympathetically...
...Budapest, members of the Small Holders' Party (known as the Salami Party) were saying: "This will give the Communists time to slice the Salami right down...
...Marshall-Stalin talk would speed agreement seemed to be right. The Foreign Ministers ticked off, with minor disagreements, 15 minor articles of the proposed Austrian peace treaty. Then the sessions bogged down again. On every major question, Russia and the U.S. were at odds. Russia asked that a slice of Austria (southern Carinthia) and $150 million in reparations from Austria be given to Yugoslavia. The Western powers refused. Russia wanted "German assets" in Austria (available for seizure as German reparations) defined to include all property transferred by Austrians to Germans during the Anschluss. The Western powers wanted to except assets...
Mozart: Quartet in E Flat Major for piano and strings (George Szell, piano, with members of the Budapest String Quartet; Columbia, 6 sides). Although not one of his great quartets, this delightful, sparkling slice of Mozart is almost a miniature piano concerto. The Cleveland Orchestra's conductor gives a crisp but playful assist at the piano. Performance: excellent...