Word: thrust
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Belatedly Argentina went through the paper process of declaring war. But before she had fulfilled any of the other conditions of Chapultepec, the U.S. hastily thrust out a forgiving lollipop: recognition of the new Argentine regime. Then, at San Francisco, the U.S. found itself sponsoring Argentine membership...
...irate woman then tackled Boss Marc on his pro-Russian voting record in the House-a thrust that brought a new round of boos. By the time Marcantonio closed his remarks with a ringing "My opponent, Bryan, can go plumb, straight to hell!" he was glaring and disheveled, and voters were taking off their coats in defiance of police...
Spiritual Provincialism? Britain's Catholic Herald was quick to point out that the Archbishop of York's thrust followed close on the Archbishop of Canterbury's statement, during his U.S. visit in September, that "the 'iron curtain' interposed by the Roman Catholic Church against the Protestant churches is the greatest single obstacle in the way of ... [Christian] unity." Editorialized the angry Herald: "Here we have the two highest dignitaries of the Church of England suddenly complaining in pointed language about well-established Catholic teaching and discipline. . . . Provincialism, whether in spiritual or political matters, is becoming...
...retreat from Moscow was over; in a room at Fontainebleau, the defeated Emperor Napoleon meditated suicide. "Preceded by the enormous Cossacks of the Imperial Guard . . . [Tsar Alexander I] rode slowly through the streets. In gaping astonishment the citizens of Paris gazed upon their conqueror. His enormous feet were thrust into stirrups of wrought gold . . . above the gold collar . . . they saw the face of a benignant calf...
...Lowell-Kirkland fray, the talented arm of Jerry Glynn sparked a Deacon aerial attack, which pierced the Bell-boy pass defense almost at will. A scoring thrust via the air in the first half was stopped only when Lyne pulled a Moravec by intercepting in the end zone...