Word: threatfully
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Adams, delivering a commencement address at St. Lawrence University, struck a note of sober warning. "At the moment of a Korean truce," he said, "we shall be in danger. There will be nothing in the terms of such a truce which will give any permanent relief from the ominous threat which confronts the free world...
...these brave words, the final decision was hard. That night Georgescu and his wife spent hours in anguished deliberation. The stranger had implied that if they forgot his visit, their children, "as far as he knew," would be no worse off than they were before. It seemed like a threat. But in the end, Georgescu decided that the only honorable hope was a desperate one-spread the story of Zambeti's infamous proposal and hope public opinion would protect the boys...
...helped Mayer to office 135 days earlier, helped him stay in power when he dashed off to Washington eight weeks ago, were gunning for him now. Calmly, Mayer walked into the chamber. Would anyone dare to level him on the eve of the international Big Meeting? The threat should have paralyzed the pesky Gaullists, for the honor of France was involved. But the gold dust of political office is a notorious corrupter of strong men. With De Gaulle himself retired and back on the reservation, the boys were just itching to shake down the town. The Assembly voted...
...Private citizens and local bodies cannot meet this threat alone," he continued. "It is the function of Congress to deal with the national and international aspects of this conspiracy...
...Force buildup, seemed to imply either 1) some reservations about that strategic concept, or 2) a decision that, while the concept is right, its execution is unrealistic. The decision to cut back air power would be militarily justified, for instance, by solid evidence that the Soviet threat had never been great enough to warrant a 143-wing Air Force, or that it had diminished. The Administration offered no such explanation...