Word: tasked
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Fortnight ago, M.P.s in the House of Commons took Sir Reginald to task for his residence abroad. Laborite Frederick J. Bellenger called it an "insult to public opinion." Laborite Albert V. Alexander pointed out scornfully that the General saves income taxes by living abroad. Joining the attack was Colonel Sir Joseph Nail, Conservative. Defending Sir Reginald was Oliver Stanley, president of the Board of Trade. Sir Reginald flew to London, denied he intended to resign, with military gruffness termed the M.P.s' attack "a lot of idle chatter. More like village gossip. Pity they haven't anything better...
Actually, of course, for many years Christianity has been spread in the East not only by missionaries but by the native Easterners whom they converted to the task. Most important aspect of the International Missionary Council meeting in Madras, India last December (TIME, Dec. 26) was that there, for the first time, Orientals mingled in equal numbers and on equal footing with Westerners. To show in their own persons what missionary Christianity is really like, last week some black, brown and yellow delegates from Madras were telling churchgoers in the U. S. about the Council meeting...
...Pius XII, therefore, Eugenio Pacelli faces the difficult task of strengthening the position of the Catholic Church in a world troubled by numerous totalitarian states which will not countenance a powerful, established church within their boundaries. He has shown his capabilities in his former diplomatic positions. Whether he can stave off the attacks of the totalitarian states as well as build up the prestige of the Catholic Church in the more friendly democratic nations remains to be seen...
After losing to Lehman in the 1984 gubernatorial contest, Moses was appointed to his present task of coordinating the city park and parkway systems by Mayor La Guardia. He is also head of the Triborough Bridge and Henry Hudson Parkway Authorities, and a member of the New York World's Fair Commission...
...Universal). Confronted with the task of making a picture in which W. C. Fields is the star, most Hollywood producers harass themselves and Mr. Fields by trying to chivy him into playing the part written for him, instead of letting him alone in his own classic interpretation of W. C. Fields. In this case, Producer Lester Cowan shrewdly devised a new technique. Instead of paying his stars a salary, he persuaded them to work on a profit-sharing basis, had Fields write his own story and let matters take their course. The result was that the shooting...