Word: aptly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Kentucky, when a man begins to call attention to himself, his neighbors are apt to suspect that he is running for sheriff. In India, where the climate is more spiritual, unconventional behavior is often taken as a sign that a man is angling to become a mahatma, a saintly soul. Last week the talk in New Delhi was that Seth Ramkrishna Dalmia, wealthy owner of the Times of India, was an active candidate for mahatma...
Moreover, pregraduation loyalty is apt to be translated into dollar bills after graduation. While the individuals contribution might not exceed five dollars, fivers do mount up and we can assure the Corporation that if discussions in the dining room are any criterion, many undergraduates will not allow their money to be misdirected by an already wealthy organization. This new Varsity Club furnishes an excellent example of what we mean. In the face of an immediate need for the renewal of training table, an adequate activities center, a hockey rink, a well equipped auditorium and theatre, the College has decided...
There are also irksome side-effects. Both hormones are apt to cause acne, hairgrowth, rounding of the face, irritability and depression. The side-effects usually disappear when the injections are stopped, but some do not show up until afterward...
...annual summer shows of the British Royal Academy are apt to be huge, and hugely dull affairs. This year's exhibition, which opened in London last week, was something of an exception. Besides the academy's standard landscapes and lackluster likenesses, it featured an ambitious composition by 71-year-old Portraitist Augustus John and some pretty splashings by top-ranking Honorary Member Winston Churchill. It also boasted one picture that made all the rest look pale: a new 21-by-7-ft. Resurrection by Stanley Spencer, a frayed little sparrow of a man who may well...
...Form of Remembrance. The music that goes with all this is in turn sentimental, sophisticated, stark and powerful, and always apt and unpretentious. Even when it consists of ordinary material, it is always well made...