Word: backgrounds
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Annapolis was tougher for Burke than for most. "I didn't have enough background," he explains. "I nearly bilged out the first year. I had to work like hell, and I got in the habit of it." The habit has never been broken: Burke works from 12 to 14 hours for at least six, and often seven, days a week, has had only one 30-day leave since he left Annapolis 33 years...
...dutifully took note of all this, as well as of the complaint that operators must ask permission of their supervisors to go to the toilet, with the "round trip" restricted to five minutes. They found essentially the same symptoms in all telephonistes, regardless of their living conditions or other background factors. Concluded the doctors: "It's their work which seems to be essentially responsible...
...gilt-and-mirror splendor of a foreign embassy. Hitchcock alternates his chills with comedy, as when Jimmy is bitten by a stuffed tiger, and gets deft performances from both Stewart and Doris Day. But the pace grows laggard toward the end. Instead of using music as a background for action, Hitchcock moves it up front, and moviegoers must sit still not only for the dismayingly long cantata but also for special numbers sung by Doris Day. The chief drawback of these musical stage-waits is that they allow the audience to think back over the story and conclude that...
...Department of English is reportedly considering drastic revision of the existing requirement that honors candidates have a background of Latin...
...stocky man with a remarkable ability to raise funds--for the presidency. Educated at Washington University, Harvard, and Cambridge, Sachar had taught history at the University of Illinois, and had written a "History of the Jews," which has gone through 14 editions. He also had gained an excellent administrative background by serving as president of the National Hillel Foundation for 15 years...