Word: keep
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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...with these alternatives: 1) to try to bomb the Russians out of Europe, which would mean utter destruction of the ancient seats of Western civilization; 2) to mount an invasion of Europe, in the teeth of the Red army forces and their atomic bombs; 3) to let the Communists keep their hold on Western Europe-and pray...
...talk to me about the good life in West Berlin," said one. Another replied: "Why don't you go over to the East then?" This question, as always in Berlin, stopped the grumbler in his tracks. "You know why," he answered. "I can't keep my mouth shut-and don't want...
...President Herter and his overseers (among them: Air Secretary Thomas K. Finletter, U.N. Delegate Warren Austin) soon realized that without the facilities and backing of a big university, they would never be able to do all they hoped to do, or to get all the financial support needed to keep going...
...crisis over, Professor Levi settled back into his quiet routine. Two peaceful years passed. Then, this summer, the Professor received the blow. Going over some 1948 accounts, the state auditor calculated that it had cost Italy 50 million lire ($80,000) to keep the examiners waiting. The auditor demanded that Professor Levi pay the full amount...
...gave up dawdling. With a look at the smooth water, Sayres told Driver Fageol: "Try one lap at 100 m.p.h. or better." Lou opened the throttle of his 1,800-h.p. Allison engine, tried for one lap, then another and another ("She ran so smoothly I just decided to keep my foot down"). By the end of the second lap, My Sweetie had dropped out with a broken oil line. By the sixth lap, Slo-Mo-Shun was a full five miles ahead of Such Crust. To the 150,000 spectators crammed along the banks of the Detroit River...