Word: anxious
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Malaysia is easier than in other nearby countries. But the number of Vietnamese in Malaysian refugee camps-packed, fetid shanty towns, where food and water are scarce-has surged from a mere 5,000 last spring to more than 40,000 today, and the government has grown progressively anxious about new arrivals...
...impact of this educational laissez-faire on the children? "Quite marvelous for all of us," says their mother. "They need much less attention and entertainment than other children their age. They're not anxious about whether other people approve of them. They are moving in the direction of becoming truly mature people who have judgments, peacefulness and care for each other." Says her eleven-year-old son: "For some reasons I'm lucky and for some reasons I'm not. I know lots of things other children don't know. I know how to plant seeds and how to grow...
...poets and novelists; portraits of Brighton, Wales and Ireland reprinted from his garrulous autobiography; a selection of poems and short stories. Plomer had a genius for the characteristic detail, the telling anecdote. George Gissing, a 19th century novelist scarred by neglect, wrote in the hesitant manner of one who, "anxious to avoid appearing gauche or conspicuous, may sometimes be caught glancing furtively round to make sure that he is about to use the right knife and fork." Edward FitzGerald, the reclusive translator of The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, waved away a dubious bowl...
...really care about the records," Brown insists. "If we lost but I broke those records it wouldn't really matter. But I'm really anxious to go out and do it. It sure would be a great feeling to go out in style, as they say," he added...
Scott is also anxious to face the Elis since he comes from Shelton, Ct., on the outskirts of New Haven, while one of his brothers played two years for the Blue...