Word: vicious
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...United States," he says, "see Japan as a conquering Power. . . . But Japan sees the whole process from the inside of what, to her, seems to be a vicious and choking circle. . . . Those Americans who rashly believe that Japan could be beaten in war swiftly and with ease should ponder upon Japanese national psychology and upon the quality and temperament of Japan's leadership...
...story was told by the hard driving, close packing scrum which moved over the Cornell forwards like a vicious steam roller. Their superior heeling and quicker action off mark gave the Crimson backs the opportunities for the afternoon's scoring spree. But Coach Sid Cabot still sees further possibilities for gerater efficiency in the backfield...
...Gibbons are emotional, now mild, now vicious, but social ties are much strengthened by mutual need for parasite-plucking from their thick...
...also wrote C. I. O.'s President Philip Murray. Mr. Murray replied: "My condemnation runs to anything that smacks of such extortion at all times. ... I challenge you or anybody else to show me one instance where a C. I. O. union has been involved in any such vicious practice." C. I. O. initiation fees, said he, averaged...
...fact that practically every conceivable political attitude is represented at Harvard is an adequate guarantee that such publicity would not become vicious propaganda. Also, opening to the public discussions of current affairs sponsored by organizations within the nation's oldest college would be a timely affirmation of the democratic principle that just government must rest upon the verdict of the public conscience after hearing all the evidence...