Word: bottome
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...over the people it is defending while in the field. The offenses range from chicken thievery to rape to the indiscriminate use of artillery. Corruption has long been a way of life, with tribute exacted all along the chain of command until the squeeze reaches the peasant at the bottom. Again, only since Tet can Abrams count much progress: 18 province chiefs and two corps commanders have been fired, several dozen officers arrested and tried for corruption...
...Feet of String. Bare midriffs abound. Adele Simpson, who likes to hitch together the top and bottom of her bare-midriff dresses with gold chains, says, "Women want their bodies to speak after they have gone in for the exercise, the massage, the diet. They also want to show off another thing they have been working all day on-their tan." For James Galanos, the bare midriff means skimpy bra tops worn with long evening skirts. Bare midriffs are also fine by Mollie Parnis, who links together the bra tops with silk knots or a big ring. Donald Brooks adds...
...Swiftian satire, as when he writes that the Air Force's contingency plans for Puerto Santos calls for bombing "with maximum emphasis on winning the hearts and minds of the people." Much of the novel bears this slightly self-satisfied straining for effect. As a glimpse of Foggy Bottom, The Triumph has its uses; but its tone begins to grate under the suspicion that the author is enjoying himself more than his performance justifies...
...stock prices have meandered near the bottom of their winter trough, Wall Street has for weeks yearned for a reason to cheer. Without the war, most investors see a resumption of unstrained economic growth, with lower taxes and interest rates, less wage and price inflation, a smaller federal deficit and diminishing pressure from the balance of payments deficit...
Bruce Taylor, who made life miserable for Harvard pitchers most of the afternoon, drove in two more runs for B.U. in the bottom half of the inning with a triple to left...