Word: spaciousness
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Watched a mimic air-raid rescue in the rubble behind St. Paul's Cathedral, saw a movie of the 1940 blitz, inspected the bomb shelters in Dover's spacious caves...
...comforting hum of power was heard last night in the spacious quarters of the Crimson Network as the master technician threw the switch which pours Cambridge current into the powerful transmitters broadcasting nightly to the seven Houses. A continued blackout of the transmitting facilities caused well informed Network circles to voice dark hints of sabotage by the newly established station...
Death for the Invader-At each end of a spacious hall in the Escuela Republica de Mexico stood a volcanic panel in which huge figures, with muscles gleaming like polished automobile fenders, strove and squirmed in apocalyptic combat. In the north panel, symbolizing the history of Mexico, a many-armed, many-legged, colossal bowman, representing the Aztec hero Cuauhtemoc, bestrode the prostrate body of a Spanish invader, while such heroes as Hidalgo, Morelos, Juarez, Zapata and Lazaro Cardenas looked appreciatively...
Soil v. Blueprints. In Professor Odum's view, World War II is only an incident in the long sweep of history; he believes that in the long run U.S. destiny will be determined not by victory in war or by spacious blueprints but by the stubborn facts of soil, climate, folkways and the local application of intelligence. But educated Southerners consider Dr. Odum himself more than an incident: many believe his big work, Southern Regions of the United States, will affect the South as profoundly as Uncle Tom's Cabin did the North...
...family is the Minivers (Greer Garson & Walter Pidgeon). The house is their spacious, chintzy, suburban home outside London. They are a happy couple in the lowering summer...