Word: staying
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...comrades, the soldiers and sailors. Mightn't be a bad idea to celebrate Germany's end, when it comes, not by getting drunk but by getting hep to the fact that Japan can and may withdraw to China and hold out there for years unless we stay tough-minded, clear-eyed and in there punching...
...again began falling on London. Londoners, who had cautiously raised their blackout curtains for the first time in five years, promptly lowered them again. On dimout night (Sept. 17) the city continued to look like the inside of an inkwell. As long as the bombs kept coming, London would stay sensibly dark...
...first day of their stay the Americans saw Generalissimo Chiang Kaishek. Next day they conferred with the Chinese Ministers of Economic Affairs and Communications, the Vice Minister of Finance, and others. They held a press conference, attended by almost 40 reporters, largely Chinese. Businessman Nelson took complete command of the situation, spoke with off-the-record frankness. The gist of his on-the-record remarks: the U.S. mission's primary purpose was to set up the means for licking Japan. But it was also going to study the economic situation, present and prospective, with a view to immediate...
Johnston told his audience of Chicago Executives' Club members that social security is costly but worth it, and is obviously here to stay. He said: "The decision is not whether we shall meet social security costs...
Back in Wedgewood Margaret urged Emily to stay in bed and rest her heart. When Roger called with the engagement ring in his pocket, Margaret kept him downstairs, murmured tearfully: "Emily hasn't long to live. . . . It's a blow to all of us." Roger left, horrified. Emily phoned Roger, but he did not answer. Reason: Gloria was sitting firmly...