Word: apte
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...pastor himself soon discovers that "poor as church mice" is an apt description. When the family larder is down to non-subsistive proportions, he writes a sermon on the five loaves and two fishes, in the desperate hope that someone in the congregation will be bright enough to take the hint and invite the family to dinner. He visits the marriage-license bureau, hoping to turn an honest wedding fee (generally...
...boat known it was attacking a warship flying the U.S. flag? The evidence for it was that the Greer had been altered in appearance so that she does not closely resemble the 50 destroyers traded to Britain (see cut, p.11), that British destroyers are not apt to be found roaming the ocean alone- they have convoy work to do. But the attack took place at noon. Since destroyers are submarine-killers, a submarine would be loath to attack at midday unless there was fog or storm (common in those waters). If visibility was low the U-boat commander...
Further specifications, plain to airmen, Greek to civilians: P-40 (Curtiss pursuit), a girl who is neat, streamlined, trim; P-38 (Lockheed's swift, highflying, two-engined interceptor that climbs so fast pilots are apt to get the bends), similar but dangerous for the inexperienced; P39 (Bell's Airacobra pursuit which has several rare features, engine behind the pilot), strange, swift, mysterious; the prefix Z (for obsolete), over age 28; O-47 (North American observation plane), a girl from Dorothy Parker's couplet-wears glasses; B-19 (Douglas' huge bomber), stylish stout...
...most other aspects of social intercourse, die-hard Japanese cling stubbornly to a stylized amorous technique. Last week, to protect the customs of the country, the Tokyo Home Office announced a sweeping ban on all foreign love stories, particularly the French. The younger generation, newspapers explained, are apt on reading such literature to become deplorably excited, indulge in unJapanese kissing and carresses...
...growth of more secular social work, which offered the satisfaction of service without imposing so many restrictions. A fourth reason was suggested by Sister Christina, Immaculate Heart of Mary: The declining size of the average Catholic family. Her supporting data showed that girls from large families are much more apt to embrace a religious life in a nunnery...