Word: eager
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Dates: during 1940-1940
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...invasion of Britain, a Spanish-based blow at Gibraltar, a German-supported Blitzkrieg across Egypt to the Suez Canal, an Italian drive down the Nile, turbulence in the Balkans and a diversion through Turkey, blasts here and there at Perim, Dakar, perhaps at Singapore with the help of the eager little Japanese...
...that Detroit technology-engineers, production men, skilled workers, perhaps machines-might be needed for Defense products, notably aircraft and tanks. In that case Detroit's 1941 models might also have to do for 1942, even 1943. But that prospect made car buyers who thought about it still more eager to buy. Every new car loses about 20% of its value simply by moving off the dealer's floor, sheds further fixed portions of its original value as each new model makes it look more out of date. If there are to be no '42s to obsolesce...
...chubby King Farouk of Egypt nervously gulped down his daily five-pound box of bonbons while his Premier Hassan Sabry Pasha upped the next meeting of Parliament from Nov. 7 to Oct. 5 to discuss diplomatic pussyfooting with Italy. Members of the traditionally anti-British Wafd Party actually became eager for a formal declaration of war against Italy. But there were "appeasement" groups in Egypt and certainly a fifth column. There were, in fact, so many Italian nationals (60,000) that the British announced they would have to be deported to India in batches of 250. As the week...
...remained in the Churchill Government, largely by stating their records, and suggested that the British Isles would be a little more buoyant if these men were dropped overboard. When certain British booksellers refused to handle distribution of Guilty Men in the usual way, news dealers took it over, sold eager Britons 50,000 copies of the book in three weeks. Last week it appeared...
With a crowd of 7,000 pulling for him, McNeill faced Champion Riggs in the final. Riggs is a tough opponent to meet when the chips are down. And everyone knew that the champ, rated world's No. 1 amateur, was eager to win the U. S. title again this year to enhance his prestige as a potential partner for Don Budge on a professional tennis tour. But McNeill does not scare easily. After taking a sound thwacking for two sets, he sprang from behind, unleashed his formidable net at tack, dominated the court, finally dethroned the champion...