Word: tore
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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That vicious circle almost tore Soviet Russia apart in 1929, at the beginning of Stalin's first Five-Year Plan. China, beginning in the 19505 what Russia began in 1929, starts with far less than Russia then had (it is about where Russia was in 1890). Russia's struggle to collectivize, apart from the monumental brutality of it, actually reduced food output (a result that has been repeated in every East European satellite). Before Russia collectivized, it had a normal surplus of some 10 million tons of grain a year. The surplus was used up; even so, more...
...Pilgrimage of Bixie Davis," Wallach takes a cut at the picaresque, naturalistic novel as typified by Bellow's "The Adventures of Augie March." "Lilian was pliant and I molded her. Her love and muscle, tore through the Grand Central Station of my mind to the Chicago of my belly. What for myself did I out of all this want?... Then she rose, Cleopatra-thighed but unasped, and went to her room where she Godiva'd, belly-bundled, a Marie Antoinette with a bagel...
Bishop Sheil, 66-year-old founder and general director of the Catholic Youth Organization and auxiliary bishop of the Chicago archdiocese, also tore into the argument that, while McCarthy's means may be questionable, they are justified by his ends...
...century, Holden Chapel started its second childhood. The University tore out all partitions and the second floor, leaving it much like the Chapel of 1744. Newly painted and stylish, Holden became a favorite club room. Its only flaw was an echo which muffled even the clearest lecture. Public speaking courses, however, turned echo to asset as students practiced under the worst possible conditions. But today, Holden has found congenial tenants. As home for the Glee Club, its resonant walls and battered floor perfectly contain both song and beer...
...bald man was fascinated. When Mr. X had left, the bald man tore the announcement from the bulletin board and stuffed it into his pocket...