Word: towards
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...there is likely to be a considerably stronger orientation toward international cooperation than would have been possible under a Republican administration...
...Paris, only the distracted French were sympathetic toward the U.S. diplomatic paralysis. Said one U.N. delegate: "We French know the difficulties of internal politics...
...slice-of-cake philosophy gives great comfort to one type of state planner. Instead of encouraging initiative toward more production, he says there is only so much-we must strictly control what there is. Any group ruled by this static idea will turn its back on progress and become socially reactionary. The Germans have twice let it lead them into aggressive war, although they, of all people, should have known better. One of their great historic achievements was to "stretch" the sandy acres of the Prussian plain, by good farming. As a result of good farming practices and highly skilled...
...activities centered around the railway station and airports. Streets by the depot were jammed with refugees peddling odd bits of belongings to buy food at the steaming vendors' stands lining the sidewalks. Every few hours, trains overflowing with yellow-clad troops chuffed from Mukden station and rattled west toward Yingkow...
Wrap It Up. His attitude toward his new job was characteristic: "I regard it as a very open question whether the Institute is an important place, and whether my coming will be of benefit." By last week, he had answered the first half of the question to his own satisfaction...