Word: vainly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...biggest wish of all of us," Bent- is for justification of our But the wish is in vain. "By verdict own heart, no man is acquitted. He to spend days working for which will never be granted...
...example, there is the "nation" of little, spade-bearded Albert Kalonji. A vain and cocky tribalist, Kalonji is an ex-railroad clerk who shortly after independence announced himself "king" of a rich diamond-mining area of South Kasai. which he called "Mining State." He is so superstitious that he cannot relax anywhere he goes until the local authorities produce an albino woman to kiss his hand, habitually carries a magic wand that is supposedly capable of killing any man with a wave...
...Feathers. For years the labor unions have tried in vain to organize farm workers. In the '30s, such efforts in the Imperial Valley often resulted in the organizers being beaten, tarred, and feathered. But the A.W.O.C. has learned that it has powerful allies in laws, treaties and the highly perishable nature of valley crops. Of the 10,000 lettuce workers, more than 7,000 are braceros-Mexicans contracted to valley farmers for the season. By striking effectively, the A.W.O.C. could force the U.S. Labor Department, under terms of an agreement with Mexico, to order the withdrawal of the braceros...
Last week a tall, young Tory back bencher angrily waved an arm toward his own government front bench. "The country and industry," he cried, "have looked in vain for economic leadership from the government." The occasion was a debate about Britain's current economic slippage...
...shall all have fresh confidence, new courage, fewer resentments, and an easier feeling about shouldering our share of the common day-to-day work of America. Look for this in hundreds of ways-and we sincerely hope that you will not look in vain...