Word: though
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...leave us to fight alone against an enemy more numerous than ourselves." But if Scandinavia went to the aid of Finland, it would be an invitation: 1) to Russia to move in on the north; 2) to Germany to move in on the south. There was always a chance, though slim, that Russia would be satisfied with Finland, and there was an even slimmer chance that with enough unofficial help Finland might hold Russia indefinitely. So, officially, the Scandinavian States did the only thing they felt they could do: nothing. Denmark, which is most vulnerable to a German attack, plumped...
That the Colonel will not be entirely without influence in the Army, even though he no longer belongs to it, was suggested by the choice of his successor. Jose Pedraza was also a sergeant when Sergeant Batista headed the non-commissioned officers' revolt which ended the rule of onetime President Gerardo Machado. Chief of Police of Havana and Military Governor of Havana Province as well, Colonel Pedraza was until last week Inspector General of the Cuban Army under Colonel Batista...
...Finally we came upon another officer in a clearing with 30-odd Moors. Though we had gone only two miles, it had taken us half an hour because of the ankle-deep mud in the valleys and the spongy ground in the hills...
...anguished cry rang out, followed by convulsive moans. After a few seconds, the moaning was cut off as though a hand had been clapped over the mouth of the sufferer. Some 30-odd more grenades went...
...skated together in their native Basle three years ago. Frick, whose real name is Werner Groebli, was a student at the University of Zurich. Frack, born Hansruedi Mauch, was studying at a business school. One holiday afternoon they set to burlesquing some of their pompous neighbors who acted as though they owned the rink. Onlookers tittered merrily...