Word: achingly
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...various commanding officers in every branch of the service, and the problem of Mr. Haines' general is, in itself, though compelling, not sufficient reason to make this a recommended play. The real merit of the script lies in the addition of several 'complications' to the basic plot, and ach of these, though rather contrived, is self-indicting. The main targets of Mr. Haines' ire are: politics in the Army, ineptitude in the higher echelons, lack of co-operation between Army and Navy, and the pressure put on the services by an irresponsible press and petty congressmen. Mr. Haines sets...
...neat and tidy admirer of the neat and tidy in the past, Stravinsky considers himself an artisan, like a cobbler making shoes. He applies his dictum on writing music-"To know how to discard, as the gambler says"-to conversation, sometimes brushes off questions with a brusque growl: "Ach, I am not interested...
...Broken Wheel. At the funeral a children's choir sang Thomas Masaryk's favorite folk song, a simple ballad with a haunting tune, Ach Synku, Synku...
...Ach," she said, with an impatient toss of her head. "Slavs will tell you any lie that suits them...
...Ach, nee," she said finally...