Word: anxiousness
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...enemy, and fought very fiercely on old ground so many of us knew so well, our losses in men exceed 30,000 in killed, wounded and missing. I take this occasion for expressing the sympathy of the House with those who have suffered bereavement or are still anxious...
...gnawed by anxiety at the overwhelming, catastrophic fulfillment of Spenglerian prophecies, to a nation wondering whether its morale, mind, muscles have been too much enfeebled (by years of cynicism, of tolerance without discrimination) to fight now for the things democracy holds dear; to such a worrying, mistrustful, anxious country the answer will come clear only if Franklin Roosevelt acts boldly to forfend the crisis piled on crisis, if he boldly, surely chooses among the variety of desperate choices, if he strongly decides, and strongly acts...
...minutes fled, like the hawk-shadows of bombers across June-green farmlands in the Rhone Valley. In the White House the President sat confidently, easily, an air of certainty on his big, tanned, handsome face. The nation, having asked its anxious question, waited for the answer it demanded, the answer only its leader could give...
Astounded Memphians looked around for other reasons. Silvery Ed Crump is aging (64), weary, saddened by the recent deaths of his mother and one of his sons, anxious to be remembered as the good boss of a good town. Shriners, and American Newspaper Guildsmen (whom Mr. Crump testily invited to stay away), are to convene in Memphis this summer; the Boss presumably would rather bore the delegates than have them spread discreditable tales about Memphis morals...
...statement. First, the Allies themselves tell us that Germany is throwing everything she has into this war. If so, she will have little left for the enormous task of invading this hemisphere. If Germany wins, it is only human nature that the people will be tired of war and anxious to enjoy prosperity and peace. The country will, moreover, have a tremendous job of consolidation on its hands...