Word: wronged
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...described, in blunt language he had never used before, the "continuing aggression" of Red China's troops against India's northern borders. The frontier incidents were clearly a Chinese testing of India's willingness to defend itself. "We must not become alarmist and panicky and take wrong actions," cautioned the ever-cautious and neutralist Nehru, but then he added ringingly that "there is no alternative to us but to defend our borders and our integrity." M.P.s in white homespun thumped their benches in stormy agreement...
...recommendation even stronger in his report to his brother after a swing through Central America in mid-1958. "We have made some honest mistakes with dictators," said Milton. "For example, we decorated several of them. Whatever reason impelled us to take those actions, I think, in retrospect, we were wrong...
...Kearns thought his argument would tranquilize Canadian concern, some sharp editorial retorts soon gave him reason to think otherwise. "That is the wrong tone to use, even with economic vassals," snapped the Toronto Star. "Canadians are perfectly aware that U.S. capital comes in here because this is a profitable country in which to invest, not for altruistic reasons. U.S. capital dominates many key Canadian industries. What this means is that the making of economic decisions affecting Canada lies far too often in non-Canadian hands." Said the Financial Post: "Canadians wonder whether they can call their country their own when...
With wide-eyed envy, the first episode of Sweet Success reported the rise of Don Loper, a onetime ballet dancer, who gives up the stage for dress designing. To Producer Douglas, the critics' sneers seemed almost unAmerican. "Something's wrong in this country right now," says he. "With the beatniks and all, it seems fashionable to be a failure. In Sweet Success I'm going to show people who are successful because they worked hard, and people who live well because they enjoy...
...small southern town where the "mens . . . ain't wolves, Jackson, them is werewolves": "I think you know how a man feels in a situation like that. You be sitting right close to a nice-looking woman, and she gets to telling you how some man done her wrong. You get to feeling sorry for her. But because she look so good you get to feeling strong, too. Then you get to feeling wrong about being strong. Then after a while you don't feel wrong no more. All you feel is strong...