Word: ultimatums
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Ultimatum but Request...
...City Manager, however, denied that he was trying to "lay down the law to the University," adding that he had always been "on very friendly terms with its officers." He went on to explain that his demand for a prompt answer, was delivered "not as an ultimatum, but as a request...
Stilwell went in person to serve his ultimatum. "I handed this bundle of paprika to the Peanut and then sank back with a sigh. The harpoon hit the little - right in the solar plexus, and went right through him. It was a clean hit, but beyond turning green and losing the power of speech, he did not bat an eye. He just said to me, 'I understand.' And sat in silence, jigging one foot. At least F.D.R.'s eyes have been opened and he has thrown a good hefty punch. I came home. Pretty sight crossing...
...brought about passage of the legislation. Or, perhaps Mr. Bracken is referring to the magnificent stand the Southern Democrats are making to preserve that grand old southern custom of lynching and white supremacy. Or, maybe Mr. Bracken is referring to the Justice Department, which just sent that most democratic ultimatum to the Italian voters: "go communist and be barred forever from the United States...
...till Easter. Alf figured the bet was a cinch, because he had grown a beard last summer and none of his bosses had said a word. This time, however, Brewery Manager Jack Redmund (who had been Alf's officer in the territorials during the war) issued an ultimatum: "Shave it off or work inside." A brewery executive explained: "We didn't feel that the growth of the beard upheld the prestige of our delivery to our customers...