Word: aren
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...engage in legal tangles. On the other hand, a lot can be done without calling in a lawyer. The Council hopes to succeed in most cases by merely consulting with the firm in question. Clear cut cases of dishonesty, if they arise, will be informed that they aren't going unnoticed, and even subjected to publicity if necessary. Nor should the Bureau's activities hurt Harvard-Cambridge relations; only those retailers engaging in unfair prices or practices will be hit, and the Harvard Square Business Men's Association has even offered to serve in an advisory capacity...
Excitement seekers who complain that the newsreel outfits aren't taking advantage of their chance to photograph history as it gallops past, haven't any more kick coming. For what the newsreels haven't done, Hollywood has-in no uncertain manner. "A Yank in the R. A. F." packs enough wallop in its action shots to satisfy the appetite of the most thrill-hungry customer. And when it comes to making a graphic account of the events of Europe today, scenes like the British evacuation from Dunkirk, and the night raid over Berlin tops, for sheer punch, anything that...
...their proper settings, palatable items. Served together as a sundae, without the loss of individual flavor, they would soon convince the eater that each was better off without the other. The same is true of Jack Benny as "Charley's Aunt." Not that both the picture and Benny aren't screamingly funny--just that the picture would have been funnier with Jack Benny in something else and the same might be said of the Waukegan romeo...
Just what kind of soldiers are they in the 44th? [TIME, July 28] Do they think they're the only ones that are grumbling? All of us are, but we aren't expressing our opinions to the public. My outfit, in particular, is located on a sandspit way out in Boston Harbor, appropriately called by an inspecting general, "one of the worst posts in the U.S. Army." Boats to the mainland are bad and athletic activities are at a minimum. Entertainment consists of old movies three times a week and a WPA show, which though appreciated is corny...
...quite normal types whose behavior is far higher than the low rating accorded by Mr. Mallison. I really claim at least parity with the English on this score and am unwilling to grant citizens of the Axis countries the superiority indicated in his (Mallison's) letter-after all, aren't we all human, regardless of land of birth...