Word: confirmation
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Good Spanking. Well before wrathful Sancho's ultimatum expired, Serrano penned him an abject note of apology: "I confirm all my profound esteem of you as a founder of the Falange and as a man." Honor satisfied and the duel off, Sancho still growled: "Serrano talks too much. He will step on my feet again. Next time I will not send friends. I will call on him myself ... I was not after a letter of apology or a duel. We do not fight duels any more in Spain. What I wanted was a good solid pretext to give Serrano...
Scholarly Alexei Rykov, former president of the Council of People's Commissars, said: "... I confirm the admission of my monstrous crimes . . . We were preparing for a coup d'etat, we organized kulak insurrections and terrorist groups ... I would like those who have not yet been exposed and have not yet laid down their arms to do so immediately . . . Their only salvation lies in helping the party...
Hams who talk to each other this week will soon confirm their chats by an exchange of postcards called QSLs. To cut down on postal expenses, hams have formed central bureaus in several countries. The bureaus distribute incoming cards and mail outgoing ones in bulk...
Then the committee voted unanimously to confirm Dean Acheson's nomination. Some time this week the full Senate would pass on Acheson's appointment. Few thought that it would take long...
Roscoe Pound, dean emeritus of the Law School, refused to confirm or deny last night a Boston newspaperman's report that the jurist found no evidence of corruption in the legal system of China...