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Word: supportive (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Harry Turner will face the Vermonters this afternoon. His slow curve held BC to two earned runs last Saturday, and with adequate support at the plate he could gain his first victory. Mort Dunn and Harry Cavanaugh have been meeting the ball solidly, against enemy pitching at that, and with a few breaks they should start connecting for hits...

Author: By Peter B. Taub, | Title: Nine to Seek Second Win Against Middlebury Today | 4/22/1949 | See Source »

...their conservative backers. Although the Social Democrats still refused to make any compromise with their opponents or with the Allies, they may back down. They know there will probably be no more concessions from the united allies, or from the Christian Democrats who are now certain of Allied support...

Author: By William M. Simmons, | Title: Brass Tacks | 4/20/1949 | See Source »

...tired of the hurly-burly of putting out a daily newspaper; she wanted to quit. Ted still had his ambition, but he seemed to have changed his politics. Dolly Thackrey got the impression that he was no longer a Wallaceite but a "liberal democrat" who would support Truman's Fair Deal program. That was assurance enough for Dolly Thackrey; they made a deal by which Ted could finally own the paper if he made a go of running it right...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Family Trouble | 4/18/1949 | See Source »

Here & there-gasoline and some meats, for example-prices were still edging up. But prices generally seemed to be settling into an uneasy equilibrium. The commodity markets, which had been weak, rose slightly on the news of Secretary Brannan's new farm price-support plan (see NATIONAL AFFAIRS...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Easter Parade | 4/18/1949 | See Source »

...also need such a government to carry out their promised nationalization program. Because the Washington conference decided on a government much weaker than they would like, the Socialists have threatened to quit Bonn and end the parliamentary council for good. Although they know that their convention opponents have Allied support, they hope that their stand will change the minds of the occupying powers...

Author: By William M. Simmons, | Title: Brass Tacks | 4/18/1949 | See Source »

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