Word: steals
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Greek mainland because Crete never was self-sufficient. The Gemans have been constantly robbing the people of their porridge, bread and olives. After taking their "official tithe," they come roving around in small bands, forcing villagers and townsmen to give up more at pistol point. The stuff they steal or wangle from the Cretans is not enough, so that on occasion you get German soldiers, and even officers, entering homes and begging for scraps of food...
...mile St. Mary's River connecting Lakes Superior and Huron, and the need for a canal around the three-quarter-mile white water rapids. The first canal and a tiny, 39-foot-long lock were dug in 1797 by the North West Fur Co. to steal a march on the Hudson's Bay Co. This gave its bearded, fur-hatted voyageurs a quicker route for their flat-bottomed bateaux. During the war of 1812, Americans wrecked this canal. Later, when the Michigan legislature asked Congress to dig a new canal, Congress refused, relying on the judgment of Orator...
...Glee Club sang and did a swell job with "Steal Away" and darn near did steal away the show ... The thing that did make a big hit with all the Lads seemed to be those tall, cool pitchers of claret punch and those snappy waitresses who seemed to be on hand just as the glass was empty ... The Music? Oh, yes, I drank that...
...pennants. The evening called for cool whites and summer formals. Mal Hallett's Orchestra furnished the music. Under the direction of Lt. (jg) O. B. Dahle, the N. T. S. Glee Club sang several numbers including the beloved "This Is My Home" by Sibelius, "Service Medley", the Negro spiritual "Steal Away", and "This Is Worth Fighting For", featuring the baritone voice of Ensign Bernard Lamb...
Democrats moaned in the immemorial anguish of the gerrymandered. Cried they: "Steal," "dastardly," "foul blow." Replied Governor Martin: "It's just the good old American way. When we Republicans were in the minority, we bellyached when they ran over us. It just has to be done...