Word: likelihood
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Blood had been spilled between the Armstrongs and Gerrards, and until Daniel Armstrong's day there seemed no likelihood that the feud could end. Then Daniel, by an act of moral renunciation which was the measure of his strength, voluntarily abandoned both his claim to the land and his claim to revenge. To young Kinloch Armstrong this action is simple cowardice. He finds the ultimate proof of the Gerrards' 'original fraud. But then Kinloch, in his turn, is repulsed by the discovery that his own family has been involved in the death of an innocent...
Kobak's decision was greeted with moderate applause in the trade. There was also some likelihood that his troubled heart and conscience may have been reinforced by the fact that Three for the Money-unlike giveaway shows on rival networks (e.g., Stop the Music, Truth or Consequences)-never attracted a sponsor...
...Dewey (the likelihood of whose election Thomas conceded), a loaded compliment: "Mr. Dewey will have sense enough not to be a dictator...
...independent" voters within trade unions and without, who were formerly solid behind the Roosevelt symbol, currently divide into two camps of confused citizens sharing only restlessness and concern. Some intend to back Wallace to register a squawk; others may dislike Truman policies but will support him or, in greater likelihood, work for a better Democratic nominee, in the belief that a protest vote assuring Republican success is too-great a luxury today. Heading up the latter are the major officers of U. S. labor in company with old New Dealers such as Eleanor Roosevelt and upcoming politicians such as Minneapolis...
...machine, which Britain has been running at top speed since war's end, was already missing on a few cylinders. Last year Cripps set the export target for the end of 1948 at 160% of prewar level. Last week, it was cut to 150%. There was simply no likelihood that the higher one could be reached...