Word: thriving
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...This is the Law of the Yukon, that only the Strong shall thrive; That surely the Weak shall perish, and only the Fit survive." -Robert W. Service...
...blow a tank attack to smithereens. This is still partly theory, since nowhere in World War II have airplanes proved themselves able to stop tank attacks. Too often it is difficult to get enough planes into the air, and planes are often stymied by the bad weather that tanks thrive on. Tanks can be efficiently attacked from the air when surprised in big concentrations-but World War II armies have learned better...
...Rumors thrive in situations where knowledge is limited and emotions in tense. The result is that, although purporting to be factual, they are for the most part fanciful, being fathered by emotion, not by reason...
Toady there is no feudal system in Japan, but the ideals of samurai thrive and are deeply imbedded in the heart of every Japanese. Samuraism is the very core of their present national policy, and the Japanese believe that the prosperity and glory of their empire can only be derived from conquest this end they are ready to undergo privation and are ready to die. That is why there is no revolution in Japan and the people still cling together after four years of disastrous adventure in China...
...Maryland, where it is subsidized with State funds and helped by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This week a similar campaign begins in New Jersey, where the first few spores were sown in 1939. The method is to heavily infect two half-acre plots of turf (where grubs thrive best) in each square mile. Birds, breezes and flying beetles then complete spreading the disease. Purpose of spore-sowing is not, as in spraying, to kill beetles on a specific plot but to establish the beetle enemy widely. Spore powder is not available to ordinary gardeners, because the Government is using...