Word: forthwith
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...thieves, giving the Christians at most a tenth of the lines. And before and after the beheading, torture, crucifixion, or any other horrific maltreatment of the Christian Crusaders, Bodel has a sweetly smiling Angel descend to the stage to tell them about the better life to which they are, forthwith, going...
...rebel-held Plaine des Jarres in north-central Laos. Tearfully, Prince Souvanna embraced Captain Kong Le, the rebels' chief fighting man, and Prince Souphanouvong, who happens to be Prince Souvanna's own half brother as well as the political leader of the pro-Communist Pathet Lao. Souvanna forthwith dismissed the King's plan as "facetious and devoid of any practical value." Souphanouvong called it "a deceitful, reactionary" plot of "U.S. imperialists...
...desperation, Fulton took to photographing his shadow, which he worked on strenuously for three years, thus easily completing his assignments for the second through eighth weeks of the competition. Having acquired the necessary "expertise," Fulton finished his first assignment at the beginning of this year, and was forthwith elected...
...Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold told the General Assembly that the U.N. Congo command was virtually bankrupt, largely because of the refusal of the Soviet Union to contribute, and would have to suspend operations unless someone (a euphemism for the U.S.) anteed up $22 million forthwith...
...party of 20 would be there, the ball's tossers had little time to inform some 500 invited white-tie guests that Tony and his male companions would attend in dinner jackets and no decorations (of which Armstrong-Jones, as it happens, has none). The word forthwith went out that white ties were not obligatory-but too late. Tony & Co. were virtually alone in their sartorial simplicity. The good-timing went on into the small hours. Next day, as if to prove that the striped trousers life was not for him, Tony was treated by two orthopedic surgeons...