Word: briefness
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Thus the U.S.'s merry-go-round policy on Palestine came to a brief stop. For the moment everyone could get a fixed look at the breathless man on the carousel...
...required 10 minutes of artificial respiration before regaining consciousness, at which time he struggled so violently that five men were required to hold him down. After a brief rest he was able to walk away from the pool unaided...
Leonard Osborn turns in a magnificent performance on vocal and acting levels as Earl Tolloller, and Richard Walker is fine as his friendly rival, the Earl of Mountararat. Richard Watson does his brief bit as Private Willis perfectly. Perhaps the weakest member of the cast is Charles Dorning as the male love interest, Strephon. Dorning's voice and style, while certainly adequate, are not up to the abilities of his fellows...
Except for a brief breakdown when Radio Radcliffe stepped into the breach, the Network filled local pipes with a programming that ranged from Beethoven through Gilbert and Sullivan to an array of modern composers...
Saturday's tussle was all Harvard. Springfield produced a game crew of physical education students with some knowledge of the game, and though they didn't play very well, they tried hard. One brief flurry of fists and a sackful of penalties was all Springfield could stir up all afternoon...