Word: striven
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...conceded that Korea should be independent. But T.V. could not agree to special political status for Russia in Sinkiang, which would jeopardize China's sovereign rights. Nor could he assent to naval or air bases for Russia in Manchuria. As to China's democratization, Chungking had long striven for it and for an understanding with Yenan. The Russians felt that a durable accord between Moscow and Chungking must be preceded by peace between Generalissimo Chiang's Government and the Chinese Communists. T.V., it was decided, would report back to Chungking, return to Moscow next month...
...little brown man with the spinning wheel was spinning more & more frantically-for some of the threads were running rather short. Mohandas K. Gandhi was 74. He had striven for a generation to free India from British rule. But India was not independent. Moreover, the war in Europe was drawing to a close. Less than ever would the Raj be impressed by the little brown man's threats and promises to help or hinder Allied victory. He must do something quickly...
...authoritarianism. But it was considerably more than a defeat of Tweedledum by Tweedledee. In his struggle with Perlinger, Perón had swung from extreme to relatively moderate nationalism. He was still for Argentina first and last, still convinced that the best rule was military rule. But he had striven to prove that neither hatred of the Yankees nor imitation of Fascism was indispensable...
There was a growing conviction that somehow or other the war would not be over by 1100, 25 September, and that the privilege of sea duty would not be denied those who have striven so assiduously main lines of resistance, but reported that foxholes along Mass. Avenue, Bowling Green, Dunster, and Claverly, are well filled. Chernow, Cassel, Nash, and Beauty are first in line for the senior house after six radar, two communications, and four chaplain...
...Party's strong men had striven, ever since the swift collapse of the Axis in Tunisia (TIME, June 21), to sandbag and shore up their structure. On June 24, before an emergency meeting of the Fascist Party Directorate, the aging Duce had spoken privately. Now, almost on the eve of the Allied invasion, Mussolini's words were broadcast to his people...