Word: worded
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...heap of paper forms. At the end, even its once best friends admitted that trying to keep the structure propped up would do the economy more harm than good. Said the President: "There is no virtue in control for control's sake." But he had one last word of excuse for the Government's failures-"the unworkable . . . law which the Congress gave us to administer...
...Chinese earth has decreased the value of the conquered cities to the victors, but it has also provided them with a ready-made excuse if suffering this winter cannot be alleviated. Although the Communists politically justify all such destruction as a temporary hardship, temporary has become a sour word to Chinese sick of nine years of war. The immediate effect appears to be a loss of the popular support the Communists would need for guerrilla fighting...
...story. Where were the treasures? The Minister was sure he knew. Said he darkly: "The only man who had a tumor on his ear and also knew the password is Polkowski. I wrote Polkowski asking what he had done with the art. He replied that he had given his word of honor not to reveal its location." Who was the man at Ste. Anne's? "Babinski," said Dr. Fido. ". . . It is all Babinski...
...piano.) "Understand?" Django grinned enthusiastically. They jammed for five minutes, until one by one the band boys left their cards, gossip and naps to gather around, shout encouragement: "Go to it, master. Yah, yah, yah." Says Duke: "Django is all artist. Jazz isn't exactly the word for it. Jazz was that raggedy music they used to play about 1920. Nowadays, jazz must be classified according to who's playing it. I call Reinhardt's playing Django music. He's one of those musicians who is unable to play a note that's not pretty...
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