Word: whole
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Inevitably, though, the Vietnamese blame much of the debacle on the U.S., which gradually took command of the whole war effort and imposed its own training methods, tactics and supplies on South Viet Nam. The Vietnamese became so dependent on the U.S. that when President Nixon threatened a cutoff in U.S. aid if Thieu did not sign the Paris peace accords, Thieu could only give in. Ambassador Bui Diem provides a pathetic vignette of Thieu at San Clemente, where he sought assurance of U.S. help if Hanoi violated the accords. "You can count on us," Nixon said. Thieu...
Hooft, the other co-captain and the team's leading scorer, was equally frustrated. "I've never seen a season like this," Hooft said. "This whole season has been bizarre. Weird things happen. It's something different every night...
...NEVER BE ABLE to publish the whole story about the conspiracy. The danger is too great. I am not so worried about myself, but my friends could be hurt and complete disclosure, especially at this time, would probably make it impossible for the key person in the affair to carry out his fight against the intelligence agencies. They already have him in prison. And one misstep by anybody, even by someone indirectly involved like myself, could give them reason to put him away for good...
...happened almost a year ago, and at the time I did not realize that the separate events of that half-hour were related, integrated into the amazing whole. I only thought to raise my camera at the rest...
...notice how the snow glowed? Late that first night when it was still falling I went outside to watch. And I saw it: the whole sky was filled with green light...