Word: almost
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...This time the President reversed his position that preliminary low-level talks must precede a summit meeting. Said he: "Where you do have a dictatorship there is only one man who can make decisions ... If you are going to make agreements that are useful with the Soviets, you are almost compelled to do it . . . with the heads of government." Still speaking for De Gaulle's benefit, Ike observed that "this means the Western heads of government must be coordinated among themselves, otherwise it would just be a Donnybrook...
When a reporter asked: "How's your cold?" the President's health became the principal topic for discussion. "Almost three years ago," said he, "I contracted a bronchitis which finally seems to have developed and become chronic. And so every slight cold has a sort of multiplied effect on me." That is why, he said ironically, "I seek the warm weather and sun." He added that he had the flu before he went to California in October. "I called it flu. Whether the doctor did or not,*I don't think I ever asked him. Anytime...
Operating from coach Steve Sebo's double wing-T, Chuck Hanlon, Dave Coffin, and Larry Purdy have the talent to shred enemy defenses almost at will, and alternate quarterback George Koval's passes make their job considerably easier...
...same attitude of non-interference extends to the faculty, in practice almost as much as in theory. Individualism never strays far from the minds of the Administration. Bradley concludes the argument for freedom of action and thought with an explanation of the University's ability to attract and hold good men without paying high salaries. "At other places there is always a pattern you have to live in. Penn is very individualistic; if a man does a good job and maintains his contacts, he is safe here...
...turns out, the movie's pivotal figure is Woody Thrasher (David Wayne), a rising young executive who is torn between his innate sense of honor (of course no man of honor would want to work in Madison Avenue) and financial pressure (it is almost axiomatic that men of honor have mortgages to pay). Thrasher's story, with some minor changes, has been told repeatedly in the past few years...