Word: thrust
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...atom to smithereens. The other great atom-smasher, the cyclotron, is used to shoot high-velocity particles at atoms. The betatron shoots pure energy in the form of X rays. When the X rays hit the nucleus of an atom, they act something like a red-hot poker thrust into a glass of almost-boiling water. The added energy entering the nucleus causes some of its particles to "boil off" like steam. To celebrate their triumph, the G.E. scientists were already busy last week building more & more powerful smashers...
...Prime Minister rose to greet his guest. He carried his 71 years lightly. His voice was firm, his hands steady, his face and fingers just perceptibly wrinkled. He walked toward the grate to give the fire some encouragement. Swiftly he moved the screen aside, thrust the poker into the coals, put on a thick glove and tossed a fresh chunk of coal squarely into the center of the fire. He made these casual, hostly gestures with neatness and dispatch. But as he was settling again in the deep sofa, something disturbed the Prime Minister. He hopped up, shifted the fire...
Awkward Mantle. The Man of the Year personified the problem of the year. His very name had almost the force of a pun. Like most of mankind, he was ill prepared for the destiny and responsibility which had been thrust upon him. He did not want the responsibility; the destiny rested awkwardly on his shoulders...
...mere pieces a few of them are vivid, even explosive. But with its dozen scenes and three dozen characters, Strange Fruit is jumpy, congested, disordered. As theater, it has far too little excitement; as drama, far too little thrust...
With intervention in Argentina advocated at a forum here several weeks ago, and non-intervention in China propounded through mass meeting and petition this week, the State Department (assuming Harvard's influence on that body-politic) must be Byrning the candle at both ends to decide which fist to thrust where--and with what strength...