Word: thrust
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Chamberlain finally delivered a sketchy "interim" report to a sullen, worried House of Commons. Stripping the speech of reassuring forensic shocks, stupefied M. P.s learned: 1) that although aware "for many months" of German transport and troop accumulations at Baltic ports, the Allies were unprepared for a northern Nazi thrust, the troops assembled for aiding Finland having been dispersed; 2) that the mining of the Norwegian waters on April 8 coincided purely by "curious chance" with the Nazi coup; 3) that although the Nazis invaded Denmark and Norway on April 8, the first British naval forces did not land...
...recently advertised appeal by a New York opinion analysis institute for young recruits to its staff is yet another indication of the sudden recent interest in that indefinable intangible--public opinion. As if the Freshman's life were not full enough of forms and questionnaires, the Crimson has thrust upon the weary first year man a lengthy quiz in re the one thing he knows least about, his courses. Some justification is patently necessary; herewith it is presented...
...that event," he added, "the Italian fleet could provide some marine diversion in case of a thrust through Hungary into Rumania, and could hamper the shipment of supplies to the Weygand forces in Asia Minor...
...have a new war, but now the Turks, French and English are brothers,' he said. He thrust out two fingers of one hand and one of the other, brought them together and continued: The Alleman [Germans] and Russ are the enemy. We brothers are a big wall together. Alleman kaput!' "The crowd around him roared with laughter at 'Alleman kaput,' signifying Germany would be beaten...
...well. Earlier in the afternoon, she had given an exhibition of this ancient style of bullfighting (now seldom seen professionally except in Portugal), in which horse & rider maneuver as one, make passes at the bull and elude his charges, until they get him in position for the final thrust...