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Some other Americans were mad. Former Assistant Secretary of State Adolf A. Berle, one of those presiding at the Vesey Street hearings, said that the U.S. had "some direct responsibility in the matter." But the U.S.'s official protests had been in vain and Washington was not prepared to take further action. Only the 500 grateful U.S. fliers were still trying. Their testimony would be forwarded to Marshal Tito in a probably futile effort to save Mihailovich's life...
Under the combined efforts of Professor Wood-worth and Professor Davison the mixed choir has attained a degree of perfection for which a men's chorus in vain would strive. These two men have done their utmost to keep the choir together, but now their work is thwarted by the bias of a couple of University officials...
Brazilians sought in vain for ulterior motives in Dutra's decree. In a country with vastly more money than goods, casino profits had skyrocketed in the last two years to fantastic heights. The Government take in taxes had risen to the dangerous point where casinos were providing a fifth to a tenth of its $600,000,000 income. Rio papers all took the view that the President's action would place the country on a sounder financial footing...
...temples or deserted buildings; 2) as pay for work on highway-building projects. The Pao Chang (district political bosses) give out tickets for porridge lines "on the basis of greatest need." Women and children by the score, without the magic tickets, stand outside the kitchens and beg in vain...
...rather than candidates-another help to the Communists, the best disciplined party. (Commenting on the voting system, famed French mathematician and Rightist Assemblyman Jacques Bardoux said: "I read these texts once without understanding them. I read them a second, then a third time, pencil in hand. It was in vain . . . so I finally consigned to the Devil this opus born of mating of Socialist and Communist thought...