Word: strength
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...strength of local Democratic tickets, which gave Harry Truman a boost in almost every key state...
What did the elections mean? Though not a completely accurate reflection of popular sentiment, they confirmed significant trends: 1) the continuing upsurge of Gaullist strength; 2) a mild revival of the Radical Socialists, the nearest French approximation to U.S. Republicans; 3) the decline of the Communists; and 4) the final collapse of the M.R.P...
...Gaulle's party and other conservative groups would have a majority in the upper house. If he used this strength to paralyze crucial government legislation, De Gaulle would probably be able to wreck Henri Queuille's shaky government...
...profile, the middle-aged dictator looks undertrained and overstuffed. But his boasts about his physical strength, his horsemanship, his swimming, his farming, his pool shooting, his poker playing, his business ability are not altogether idle. When he plays cards, he never loses. "It's fantastic the luck I have. It's that way with anything I want to try-I'm the champ. I'm the champ shot of the Guardia National, didja know that? Pistol or rifle. Jeez, I never miss, it seems...
Tacho, his wide-brimmed campaign hat jammed on his balding head, was characteristically cheerful. "I like a fight," he roared. "I'm not afraid of anything ahead. If I didn't have the strength to stay here, then I'd get the hell...