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Word: quickly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1940
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...distinguished citizen of Manhattan's Chinatown, made it his business to round up Chinese who could not speak English, see that they registered (5,000 did). Said Mr. Yow: "I tell them they will get a chance to fight Japan. They come with me, quick...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE DRAFT: The Day | 10/28/1940 | See Source »

...alone, I hate you like Pearson. The Dartmouths are tough and quick on the Krieger...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "GREEN & BEAR IT; HARVARD 6, DARTMOUTH 0," HUEY HINTS | 10/26/1940 | See Source »

...servile imitation of foreign experiments," the New Order nevertheless recognized that "some of these experiments possess common sense and beauty." Frenchmen were quick to note that the manifesto of the New Order included no discussion of a constitution, contained no references to any parliamentary body. Alarmed, the semi-official Temps urged, "The institutions of the New France must doubtless be partially elective...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: New Order in the South | 10/21/1940 | See Source »

...Black Watch (this war was just one more between the Scots and the Germans). Queen Elizabeth sent them all plum puddings. There was the visit of George VI, when the King held his salute for a battalion of chasseurs a pied until the last little proud-eyed rear guard quick-stepped by. Then there was the Blitzkrieg...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Concrete Guy | 10/21/1940 | See Source »

...Facing the possibility of a quick British defeat, the U. S. in August: 1. Fortified Bermuda. 2. Sent Sumner Welles abroad on an appeasement mission. 3. Transferred the battle fleet to the Atlantic. 4. Started negotiations with Canada for military cooperation. 5. Began fortifying the Canadian border...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NATIONAL AFFAIRS,FOREIGN NEWS,THE THEATRE OF WAR,BUSINESS & FINANCE,PERSONALITIES IN THE NEWS,SCIENCE AND MEDICINE,L: U. S. FOREIGN RELATIONS | 10/21/1940 | See Source »

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