Word: stirs
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Egyptian government was acting with more restraint. It had obviously given up the reckless notion that its sorry army could push the trim, entrenched and reinforced British forces out of Suez; it was talking now of a long and gradual siege to squeeze them out. Hatreds so swiftly stirred, and so swiftly tamped down, could easily stir again; no one on either side wore a hopeful, happy face. But the West was determined to go ahead-albeit slowly, and despite Egypt's refusals-with plans for a Middle East Command in which Western and Arab nations would participate...
This Report is only one of many that have indirectly attacked Dever's tax policy, but it is the first one to stir up a real controversy. This is hardly encouraging, however, because the debate is purely partisan. With elections a full year away, the legislators can afford to forget politics and work on solving the most pressing problem Massachusetts now faces. If the State House does not find a way out soon, there will not be enough industry left in the State to even write reports...
...underrated. They began buying up the best examples they could find. As they prowled from dealer to dealer, prices rose, and so did the reputations of such little-known artists as John Quidor, Martin Johnson Heade and Fitz Hugh Lane. Less affluent collectors, sniffing the same faint scents, helped stir the interest of attic rummagers...
...signs are there: three former enemies of Russia-Japan, West Germany (including the vital Ruhr) and Italy-are now in the Western camp; a NATO army is forming; the gigantic U.S. industrial potential, to which Stalin paid respectful tribute in World War II, is beginning to Stir...
Although the announcement caused a stir, it has been learned that Lowenstein's actual position is similar to that of many other college students: he has received his year of automatic student deferment, and his future eligibility for the draft is up to the discretion of his local board...