Word: swallowing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...more than just routine." Some officials also warned that Greece might review its "excessive contribution to Europe's defense." There is little real chance, however, that Greece will leave NATO-if only because the U.S., which lobbied against the Council's disciplinary measures, is expected to swallow its dislike of the regime shortly and resume full military aid to Athens, which has been partially suspended since the colonels took over...
Without the energy with which this play was invested it could never have survived for three hours. It has often been noted, that it is very hard to swallow Falstaff's incredible obtuseness. In part we are meant to lay it up to lust; for this he is burnt by candles in the final scene...
Becalmed Republic. Though some overenthusiastic reporters hailed Rocard as "the first swallow of a Socialist spring," his victory will hardly bring red flags and barricades into the elegant Bourbon Palace, where the Assembly meets. He is, after all, the only Deputy representing the P.S.U. so far. Moreover, under unwritten parliamentary rules that minimize the influence of small parties, he is entitled to hold the floor for only about an hour per year. From the viewpoint of President Georges Pompidou, Rocard's election may even prove a blessing. Four former Gaullist Ministers have won by-elections in recent weeks...
...with the CRIMSON: whatever we read now, people will sigh and say, it's not so bad as that Hyland piece; and they will entertain suggestions and swallow lies and toy with fantasies that will soften them up for the next propagandistic outrage. (And no doubt the CRIMSON will tell its readers, as in the Editor's letter of October 7, that the Supplement does not present an "official" view; that there is no "censorship" and "barely any guidance" over the pieces that appear in these pages: and that writers can say what they want there, "free of the sometimes...
...there are considerations here that blot out all the hesitations. The Vixen has come to town, and it's time to swallow journalistic honor and say the things that have to be said...