Word: failing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Constant vigilance by Army and Navy is the only weapon against sabotage or the surprise raid. And if any enemy were not marvelously successful in his first attempt he might well fail for good. But operating from bases in the Caribbean he could go about his business much more methodically. The only effective defense is to keep him at a distance. Hence the second paradox of defense. The best way to defend the Canal is to defend seas 1,000 to 2,000 miles beyond the Canal...
YOUR SHADING OF NEWS IN BEHALF OF OUR INTERVENTION IS DISHONEST. THE REFERENCE TO MY OPPOSITION TO RED CROSS RESOLUTION [TIME, July 1] TOLD A HALF TRUTH BECAUSE YOU FAIL TO SAY THAT IT WAS NOT PASSED UNTIL IT WAS AMENDED AS DESIRED. BE TRUTHFUL, THE POLICY OF YOUR MAGAZINE IS FOR OUR ENTRANCE...
...that light I disagree with those in public life who denounce compulsory military training and I might add that in its advocation I fail to see evidence of full intellectual retreat. As a young man who will have to fight, I want...
...German Navy is a newcomer to the world, so is Nazi foreign policy. It is possible that if Britain should lose and Hitler became master of the seas, he would suddenly become a good boy and covet nothing that belongs to his neighbors. The sun may also fail to rise tomorrow morning. There is nothing to prove absolutely that it will or that Hitler won't. One can judge only by experience, and although Hitler's record of past performance is not so long as the sun's it is just as consistent. He has often said...
...kidneys, Dr. Maurice Bruger of Columbia claims that, contrary to popular opinion, alcohol does not cause Bright's disease and arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries). In fact, since a "negligible amount" of alcohol is excreted by the kidneys, "experimental studies fail to reveal that the consumption of alcohol in moderate doses is harmful to the normal, or even to the diseased kidney...