Word: timidly
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Timid Monopoly. Minister of Information Brendan Bracken remarked on this depressing shade recently in the House of Commons, invited "a complete examination of the whole setup of the BBC" before renewing its charter. Commons adjourned without committing itself, but the solid, thoughtful Economist snapped up Bracken's invitation. Said the Economist...
...Behind this conception of massed effort, and the great effort necessary to prepare it, is a fundamental tenet of British and U.S. planning: no second front, in the Mediterranean or elsewhere, will be attempted until it is almost certain to succeed. The Russians may think this conception is over-timid and wrong. Others, like Airman de Seversky, think it overlooks opportunities to shorten the war by sharper, more imaginative strategy. But, for better or for worse, it is the adopted conception...
...Washington agreed that Jimmy Byrnes's new powers are ample, that the President expects him to boss the home front. Now came signs that Byrnes, unlike too many timid czars before him, really intended to use his powers...
Most handicapped people must acquire skills and self-confidence so they can work. Many are too timid to apply. Some of them need hearing aids, special exercises, artificial limbs and braces. To help such people...
Roundabout is Straightaway. Those who attend Presidential press conferences know May Craig as the small, pert woman who always gets to the front row, always asks deft, roundabout questions in a far-from-timid voice. When President Roosevelt's reticence in disclosing his Third Term plans had the U.S. in a dither, May noticed that some of his naval prints had been removed from the conference-room walls. Instead of asking the direct Third...