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Word: acquaintanceships (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Nock's associates, while delighted by his eccentricities, always stress his many kindnesses to those around him. His acquaintanceship with under-graduates is somewhat limited, but to the graduate and even the professor, he is always helpful. Personally, he counts the companionship of the Society of Fellows as extraordinarily valuable...

Author: By Arthur J. Langguth, | Title: Murder in the Cathedral | 10/15/1953 | See Source »

...farce, and the cast scurries through the lines as though intent on catching the 10:35 out of town. Due perhaps to an over-familiarity with the script after a year on Broadway and on tour, the pace is regrettable because the delightful characters of Gigi warrant a longer acquaintanceship...

Author: By R.e. Oldenburg, | Title: Gigi | 2/27/1953 | See Source »

...teeth painted an artistic black, she nervously approached the paratroopers, holding out an old laissez passer bearing General de Lattre's picture. When Nguyen Thi Ky explained that she had known a French officer in Hoa Binh in the good old days and would like to renew the acquaintanceship, the paratroopers gave her apples and cookies, sent her off to bring back her people. That night Sergeant Chef Guy Pinceau, who had jumped with his pet poodle stuffed in his leg bag, served a dinner of beefsteak, peas and condensed wine to 2,000 paratroopers in Hoa Binh...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BATTLE OF INDO-CHINA: Severing an Artery | 11/26/1951 | See Source »

...clinic. But he married Baritone Lawrence Tibbett's exwife, Grace. He attended a maritime officers' school, went to sea, and ended up as a skipper of Navy tankers. During one of his long voyages, the ex-Mrs. Tibbett divorced him. On subsequent homecomings his slight acquaintanceship with Miss Davies finally blossomed into real friendship. She introduced him to her good friend, Mr. Hearst, and took to calling him Uncle Horace...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Fate & Uncle Horace | 11/12/1951 | See Source »

...foresee any immediate merger," said the Baptists' secretary, Dr. Reuben E. Nelson of New York, "but the Baptists and Disciples are more alike than any two other Protestant groups ... We are going to get to know each other better. You can't tell what better acquaintanceship will bring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Baptists' Business | 6/25/1951 | See Source »

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