Word: avoiding
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Technically, though, Room at the Top never misses a trick. The camera work is thoughtful, even analytic. Its insistence on detail provides much of the film's bite. By carefully modulating the differences between slum and castle, the sets manage to avoid an old cliche and interject a new point, that all is mediocrity. The visual suggestions of the set contribute importantly to the story, making the desire for "room at the top" ironic...
...wide coverage. Such supplementary programs as Connecticut's C.M.S. program to cover non-hospital medical expenses for families earning less than $7000 could be expanded similarly. One can only regret that voluntary insurance plans have taken so long to find out that Americans will take any steps necessary to avoid paying the doctor...
...attempt to separate consideration of the two parts of the NDEA loyalty provision--the controversial affidavit, and the relatively innocuous affirmation--Kennedy hopes to avoid the confusion which aided his opponents in last summer's debate. "I just cannot understand," said Senator Styles Bridges, for example, "why these young people--yes, and their august teachers also--would not deem it a privilege to take this oath...
...final attempt to avoid actual trial, the Corporation also filed a statement that claims the information submitted by the Friends, whether accepted in full or in part, represents insufficient grounds for suit...
...earlier, American prospects had looked bleak indeed. Taylor's two sprint victories and a surprise triumph by Cambridge's Jim Parker in the high hurdles had given the English a 6-4 lead. The Americans were faced with the task of taking four of the last five events to avoid defeat...