Word: waits
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...conscription Trybuna asks its readers whether they consider it wise that Americans should wait for actual invasion before men are trained to fight. It urges willing cooperation with the government...
...mental comfort. . . . We are certain this little interlude will not leave any unpleasant memories or impressions for the future. . . . We trust you will remain cool and collected and yet at the same time realize the seriousness of the situation-do not be confused by our politeness. . . . We mean business. . . . Wait until you have received our next letter. We once more give you our assurance your child will at all times be under the most charming and generous supervision. (Signed) UNCONVENTIONAL ECCENTRIC...
...hate the Germans, I know them. You can trust them just so long as there is nothing they can grab from you; so soon as you have something they want and the opportunity comes for them, then it is all over. When you [the U. S.] wait until the English are beaten, then it is too late...
There is an unwritten athletic law at Amherst that none of its teams shall ever sit down. Timeouts mean nothing to those Sabrinas; they wait on their feet, anxious for the next play. They didn't have to open up very much last Saturday against Hobart, and Harvard can expect the Lord Jeff quarterbacks to dig down deep into their bag of tricks...
Ervine wrote his play three years ago and has been waiting ever since to find the moment for Whitford Kane to take the lead. The wait has been worth while. As Donaghreagh's leading grocer, philosopher, and friend, Mr. Kane is little short of ideal. Then there is Hiram Sherman, portly and bouncing, who raises his pleasant voice all through the evening as the town's new minister. It would almost seem that Ervine wrote the part for him also. The rest of the cast, Helen Trenholme as Agnes Boyd, William Post, Jr. as John Haslett, Eda Heinemann and Grace...