Word: turning
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...doubtfuls like Hammersmith that'll decide the general election." The Tories felt much the same. "Labor got nearly 12 million votes in 1945," said one of them. "We got nearly 10 million. A million of the 'floating' vote in the next election could turn the tide in our favor . . . That's why Hammersmith is important...
...River Nile, which has controlled the lives of millions of men in the last 7,000 years, may soon be completely controlled by man. After years of bickering, the British and Egyptian governments have agreed to start a system of dams on the upper tributaries which will eventually turn the unpredictable Nile into an obedient, dependable slave...
...even out the flow, holding water in reservoirs during the flood season, and letting it out when needed. Luckily for Egypt, the reservoirs are already half built. On the main tributaries, the Blue and White Niles, there are big lakes that need only dams at their outlets to turn them into ideal storage basins...
...inhibited-I'm not," he bubbled. The audience sat down again. "Now we will do it with the orchestra, and at the end I will turn around and give you the signal and you will all stand up and sing...
...rules in the future, the Fund has the power to expel South Africa or at least freeze the $15 million on which South Africa is eligible to draw this year. There was a greater threat. The Fund, controlled by the U.S., might persuade the Export-Import Bank to turn thumbs down on South Africa's application for a $100 million loan. In any case, the Fund had no intention of being pressured into boosting the price of gold...