Word: weigh
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Candidate for Valhalla. As if already choosing his seat in Valhalla, Hitler concluded: "Our one prayer to our Maker will not be that He gives us victory but that He weighs us justly in accordance with our courage, our bravery, our industry and our sacrifices. ... It is our duty to see that we do not weigh too lightly in His eyes, but experience the gracious judgment of victory which means life...
...little bit of concealment that it gave planes on the ground under enemy air attack is hardly needed any more. A shiny plane aloft is just as hard to see as a painted ship. An unpainted plane is also a little lighter, a little faster: without paint, fighters weigh less by 15 to 20 lb., bombers...
...more to say on their side of the case. But the States' Rights bugaboo was noticeably enfeebled. With all the new hullabaloo, final action may well be delayed until the Supreme Court-as well as Joe O'Mahoney and the Congress-gets a chance to weigh the real issues...
...Italy a unit of 4.2s knocked out a battery of German 88s which weigh several tons. The 4.2 mortar weighs about 300 lb. Broken down into base plate, spade, barrel and standard, it can be manhandled into position by its own crew...
...People usually weigh most in September, least in February...