Word: awkwardnesses
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...diplomats. But the man who knows most about the terrain ahead and who must lead NATO along the course the summiteers lay down is a lean, greying figure in U.S. Air Force blue. More than any statesman. General Lauris Norstad, Supreme Allied Commander Europe, knows and deals with the awkward big realities and the small difficulties of the NATO alliance-the insistence on selfish national objectives, the tendency to "let George do it." More than any diplomat, he influences the day-by-day progress of NATO-the integration of armed forces, the creation of a coherent system of logistics...
...Pity She's a Whore has great possibilities. Intriguing, suggestive opportunities for passion and subtlety are richly woven into every act. Unfortunately, the HDC makes the least of nearly every opportunity; their production of Tis Pity drops Harvard theatre to a low level--an overacted, externally acted, embarassing, awkward level...
...Genius and the Goddess is just about what one would expect of a play by Aldous Huxley. A sharp, glib, often brilliant novelist, he can give his play a facade, but his matter is not always up to his manner. Moreover, his construction is often obvious or even awkward, and he does not build up to important moments quite plausibly...
...reaction towards certain stimuli, and then by reminiscence--better term--you gradually learn why he has this behavior pattern. It makes for considerable vividness in narrative. It's a very dangerous device, though; if it doesn't all go together in one piece, it's the most awkward thing you possibly could...
...dignity. The Annex's officers never have felt very important, and this is understandable considering that their college is basically a boarding house for girls who attend Harvard. In the present situation, Radcliffe is trying to give the girls the benefits of joining Harvard groups while making an awkward attempt to raise Radcliffe's prestige. This is a noble ideal, but to attain it the 'Cliffe Administration is making inane demands of the Harvard groups involved...