Word: soured
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Common Man. "America's No. 1 Curmudgeon, or Sour Puss" was born (1874) in Pennsylvania, the second of seven children. "I was raised to dust and sweep and wash dishes and knead dough and baste the beef and turn (and burn) the toast and flip flapjacks. ... I was pinch-hit nursemaid, wood chopper, fire builder and tender, chicken executioner-more useful than ornamental...
Doctors said that a change in Gandhi's diet from sour lime juice to sweetened juice on the 12th day had stopped his nausea and possibly prevented his death. Gandhi himself said: "God intends me to live...
...Germany and Italy allayed some Chinese fears that the Pacific theater might be allowed to degenerate into a stalemate peace. The fact that China was kept informed of military decisions proved that China was not forgotten. But the fact that China was not invited to attend left a sour taste...
...more showers, new lockers, better air-the management came through generously. But when Heller's electors hurried him into asking about wore pay, Sayers said, "I'm afraid you boys don't see the problem whole." George became sullen and remote; his work began to go sour. His own fireman called him a company man. When he asked about resigning from the Employee Plan, his superintendent said: "I'm overlooking this little trouble you had, but I expect you to stay on the committee." And so on-no neater or fairer study of labor relations...
...tremendous surprise. Russia, England, and China will be at the peace table, insisting just as strongly on their views as the United States will on hers. The recognition of the important element of compromise and collaboration beforehand is the only realism that will not turn sour when the leaders of this generation meet to draw up the peace...