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Word: anxious (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Western Europe. De Gaulle is pressing for a loose confederation of states, presumably to be led by France and largely independent of the U.S.; Britain, he apparently feels, would not only rival French influence but act on behalf of the U.S. to dominate the Common Market. Adenauer, who is anxious to achieve almost any form of political union before he steps down, is now willing to go along with De Gaulle's concept. Belgium and The Netherlands prefer a far tighter, supranational federation, but failing that, they want Britain in as a counterweight to France and Germany. Says Belgium...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Common Market: The Terms for Britain | 5/18/1962 | See Source »

...Synopsis: In the last episode, Biff Bundie, University Police undercover man disguised as graduate student Kevin Steddard Heath, found himself hot on the trail of a squat and anxious-looking foreigner whom Biff had reason to believe was somehow connected with a horrible murder that had just been discovered in Mallinkredt. In his office, Bundie received a phone call from the foreigner, who told Biff to meet him at once, saying cryptically "no brents rhinotceros," Bundie's immediate idea, that the Bronse Rhinoceros was a coffee shop, fell apart, and he became convinced that the phrase must be an undergraduate...

Author: By H. Lewiss, | Title: Biff Bundie--I 'The Circle of Seven' | 5/11/1962 | See Source »

Park's acts of mercy clearly reflected the regime's increased confidence in its ability to hold a tight rein on internal security. But such clemency was timed to serve an additional purpose: next week the junta celebrates the first anniversary of its triumph, and Park is anxious to show influential foreign guests invited for the occasion that he can be a kindly strongman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Korea: Well-Timed Clemency | 5/11/1962 | See Source »

...Anxious to speed the noisy group on its way, Owner Peter Cook of London's Establishment Club asked sarcastically, "Can I show you the way out?", got a bash in the face for his flippancy. When the ensuing brawl ended, he turned to spirited Actress Siobhan (pronounced Shi-vawn) McKenna, 38, one of the group, and protested, "You scratched me." Quick to pick up a cue, Siobhan studied her hands with the care of a Lady Macbeth, then held them high and blared, "These are Irish hands, and they are clean." Cook was unmoved. "This is a British face...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: May 11, 1962 | 5/11/1962 | See Source »

Hoffmann thought Hughes too anxious to "leap into the millennium," and Waskow too anxious to believe in "the seesaw metaphor." Figuring that the Soviet Union should be expected to act in its military self-interest. Hoffmann urged the continuation of America's deterrent posture and placed his faith in the self-restraint of strategists on both sides...

Author: By Frederick H. Gardner, | Title: Hoffmann, Hughes Debate | 5/3/1962 | See Source »

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