Word: strengthening
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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There are two possible explanations for these new concessions to German revival. At best, they represent votes of confidence designed to strengthen the German democratic government; at worst, bids for another ally in the Cold War over French protests of distrust...
...stress. They must cope with vast economic and technological problems, with provincial and local dissidents. If the U.S. recognizes the Red regime, it could maintain consular posts to observe the difficulties and possibly encourage opposition. Also, the presence of U.S. diplomats would tend to "inhibit" Russian moves to strengthen the Russian grip on China...
...Pope was obviously speaking past his listeners to the Catholic judges of the Iron Curtain countries, hoping to strengthen their resistance to anti-church laws. But the Pope was heard by the rest of the world, and his words landed full force...
...that good. The Administration will have to produce results in the second session of the 81st Congress; and it will have to strengthen its labor bloc, without which the Fair Deal cannot remain in power. Last week, at the very beginning of the key drive to unseat Senator Taft, a non-union candidate defeated a UAM member in the Detroit mayoralty election--a disturbing start for the campaign against Taft, a campaign which could be the pivotal factor in pre-1952 politics...
...fighting a war of brains for the control of their daughter. The battle has been going on for some time and in the 24-hour course of the play the immediate cause of the trouble is what kind of an education the girl shall have. In order to strengthen her side, the mother hints that her husband is not the girl's father. Suspicion foments in his mind, he suffers an attack of insanity, and the wife then wins control over "her" child...