Word: token
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...wheat. Briskly the Voroshilov's crew opened the hatches; there, as the lyrical Agence France Presse reported: "Russian wheat glittered under the sun of France." Later, bands played the French and Russian anthems and Ambassador Bogomolov made a speech in praise of Franco-Russian amity. Then 100 token sacks of Russian amity were dumped on trucks and paraded through Marseilles...
...friendly" government in Teheran, for instance, would not appeal to UNO. At week's end the Russians were reported asking for a token of his cooperation in the form of oil concessions in northern Iran; if Gavam gave in, Moscow might decide that the Red Army's presence was unnecessary. Then Britain and the U.S. would have to decide whether to bring before UNO a charge that Russia had coerced Iran into "friendship." If Iran was a sample, disputes before UNO were likely to partake of the bewildering complexity of the British divorce courts rather than the classic...
...Definition. At first the Special Envoy listened much, spoke little. He was direct, straightforward, unfailingly polite. Soon his visitors referred to him as "The Old Professor," a token of esteem in China, where the scholar still ranks above the other three classes (farmers, artisans and merchants) of society...
...want it, the money was to go to the University of North Carolina. Third choice: Rollins. Duke invited Ackland down for a visit, set an architect to drawing plans. Obviously pleased, Ackland drew up a second will, which made no mention of North Carolina, left a few token legacies to relatives and Rollins. It bequeathed to Duke not only about $1,250,000 for the art museum but the mortal remains of William Ackland-to be buried in an apse of the museum. After Ackland died, well-heeled Duke, which doesn't like legacies with strings attached, turned...
Louis B. Mayer of Hollywood was top man again (for the seventh consecutive year) on the Treasury's list of best paid citizens. His token of gratitude from Loew...