Word: steere
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...thousands of whom are not Communists. Sophoulis, however, is 86; he can remember the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Handicapped by his age and a record of political vacillation, Sophoulis inherited a state of civil war and a wrecked national economy. He did not look like a man who could steer Greece to peace and safety; but Washington had no better ideas, perhaps because Greece had no better politicians...
...ball struck a railing in the center-field boxes and bounced back-clearly not an automatic home run. Northey was thrown out at home, retiring the side. Running at full speed, he obviously could have made it. Cardinal Manager Eddie Dyer protested Beans's bum steer, but was overruled by the chief umpire. The Dodgers went on to win the protested game with a three-run rally...
...rally made a thunderous noise in the ears of Democratic State Chairman Jimmy Roosevelt. It was not a groundswell he heard; it was a political fusillade. For months, by sheer industry and charm, Jimmy had tried to steer the party down the political middle. The party would not steer. A powerful right wing, headed by National Committeeman...
...that the Truman Doctrine meant imperialism and slavery. Even some French non-Communists thought that the Socialist dirigisme-the "directed economy"-would be lost by listening to advice from the U.S. (see cut). In Britain a large and vocal bloc in the British Labor Party urged Ernest Bevin to steer clear of dependence on the U.S. (see below...
Presbyterian Burger does not go in for hellfire or glory-shouting, and he does his best to steer clear of pious advice. His main job, as he sees it, is to provide an opportunity for worship to men who are isolated for months at a time. He also tries to be a good listener to tales of woe about women, money and liquor...