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Word: waits (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...liberty in Hungary: "What can I do?" "Why don't we act?" The International Rescue Committee has, for 20 years, specialized in providing the many kinds of desperately needed help for those who have escaped from totalitarian brutality. We are already helping these brave and desperate souls. We wait in readiness for others who will yet join them. As soon as President Eisenhower announced that the U.S. would open its doors to 5,000 of these refugees, I.R.C. arranged to play a large role in their arrival and resettlement here...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 26, 1956 | 11/26/1956 | See Source »

After Johnny's statewide cheering section got over the tension of that slow first quarter last week, the fans realized that they had never really had anything to worry about. All they had to do was wait for the breaks and watch the Volunteers win a sure shot at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans and a sure spot among the best college football teams...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: To the Top of the List | 11/26/1956 | See Source »

...have to wait on that night...

Author: By David Royce, | Title: The Big Game: Some Faces In the Crowd | 11/23/1956 | See Source »

...said Meidan, may not seem much in American eyes, but in Middle-Eastern terms of reference, that figure is fantastic." Egypt did not attack in full scale, they stated, because they wanted more time to learn to use their military materials. "When you are in trouble," said Meidan, "you wait until you can wait no longer. Israel could wait no longer...

Author: By Robert H. Neuman, | Title: Israeli Colonels Explain Mideast War | 11/21/1956 | See Source »

...attending party functions or "spontaneous" rallies where Communist functionaries often petition for extra shifts at no extra pay. Furthermore, almost 7% of East Germany's man-hours trickle away in sick call (v. 3% in West Germany), largely because workers prefer to get sickness compensation rather than wait out plant slowdowns and receive the lower scale of layoff...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BUSINESS ABROAD: East German Recovery | 11/19/1956 | See Source »

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