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Word: withhold (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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This is a distorted summary, distorted in that it tries to bring some order to a deliberately disordered book. Hawkes likes to play with reality, to juggle his characters through time and space, to withhold important information and stress irrelevant detail. But most of all, he likes cold, sharp, frightening imagery...

Author: By Paul W. Mandel, | Title: To Skin a Fox | 2/23/1950 | See Source »

...advance that he will not accept the decision of even the Supreme Court." Illinois' Les Arends, the Republican whip, declared that Acheson's continued presence in the Cabinet was "an affront to the nation." California's Republican Senator William Knowland said he would move to withhold all State Department appropriations. Said Georgia's James C. Davis, a Democrat: "How long can Americans be expected to show respect for Acheson when he hugs to his bosom; those who have betrayed their country...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TRIALS: I Do Not Intend to Turn My Back | 2/6/1950 | See Source »

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