Word: vitality
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Labor government the difference between nine months and twelve seemed vital. Labor's long-heralded bill to nationalize the steel industry would not be ready for presentation to the House of Commons before next November. If the Lords could delay it only nine months, the bill could be law by the summer elections of 1950. Labor could then say to the electorate: "Look, we have done as we promised." But if the Lords could hold up steel for twelve months (or any other government measure on a similar timetable), Labor might not be able to complete its program before...
Thus the convention hinges on the big-delegation states, including New York if the race goes against Dewey. The men to watch for the vital switches will be Pennsylvania's Duff, California's Warren, New Jersey's Driscoll, Illinois' Green and Massachusetts' Henry Cabot Lodge, a staunch Vandenberg man, who this week was chosen as chairman of the convention's important Platform Committee...
Ernie Bevin exploded. He said in effect that he was sick & tired of U.S. pressure; Britain was treaty-bound to help Arab states, and good relations with the Moslem Middle East were as vital for U.S. security as they were for Britain's. But when Bevin calmed down he sent new instructions to Britain's Sir Alexander Cadogan at Lake Success: London would stop arms shipments to Arab states, provided the Security Council called for a general arms embargo which would prevent other nations, as well, from shipping arms and men to Palestine. The British also called...
...Nimble Tom. Dewey had won an important and vital victory...
...adhere to them, we will be true to our character and ideals. Success is assured if we are true to ourselves. We have a system which, though far from perfect, is strong with idealism. It gives elbow room for men of all races and all beliefs. It is vital and dynamic. And it works. We have the means of shaping the world in our pattern. If we do, freedom will be assured...