Word: behind
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Except for the singing, the picture is a dead loss, and even the singing is marred by Larry Parks' stiff and unconvincing stage mannerisms and his way of ebbing and flowing behind the microphone. Ardent "mammy" fans may be able to endure the plot to hear the master sing--but they will have to be made of sterner stuff than...
...Universalist agenda was the perennial plan for merger with the Unitarians, who were also feeling cramped by Christian creeds. In the current issue of the Unitarian Christian Register, 127 Unitarian ministers of New England endorsed a five-point statement of faith. Said the Rev. Dilworth Lupton of Waltham, Mass.: "Behind the statement is our conviction that religion resembles art; it is bigger than any of its manifestations. And the conviction, too, that our Unitarian churches should be fellowships where, as in art centers, people holding various theories could come together for common enrichment...
Leading the market were the television shares, notably Admiral Corp., which declared a 100% stock dividend. For those who still swore by the Dow theory, regardless of its confusing "signals," there was also reason to cheer. The railroad average, lagging behind the industrial, now broke through last March's "resistance" point. To some Dow theorists, that was a sign that a bull market was in the making...
Ralph Richardson's acting skill creates a highly idealistic, moralistic, and intelligent egoist who seems to be smiling behind every sarcastic remark. Richardson can flick his cane, turn a phrase or look mildly amazed with almost quicksilver brilliance...
Half-time found the Dartmouth cheering stands being serenaded by the Crimson band. It had been announced previously that the visiting stands would get the cold shoulder from the musical organization. They got the serenade, all right, but the big bass drum was left behind. The Harvards were playing it safe...