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Word: browed (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Clare Scott plays Sir Harry's new, brow-beaten wife with a fluttering meekness exactly appropriate. The real tribute to Glenn Goldberg's direction, however, is that Sir Harry and his secretary set each other off so well, both in word and in gesture...

Author: By H. CHOUTEAU Dyer, | Title: The Established Plays | 10/28/1955 | See Source »

...week's end, when Grand Sachem De Sapio got home across the Hudson again, he allowed himself a comment on the conduct of his fellow-Democrats in California. "Panicky and hasty," he said, wiping his brow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Sophisticate Abroad | 10/24/1955 | See Source »

...sack suit, white waistcoat, wing collar and spats were put through some of the strangest performances ever enacted in the name of religion. The show awed even the reporters, who sat below the stage in a fine rain of perspiration from the evangelist's flailing arms and contorted brow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Huckster in the Tabernacle | 10/10/1955 | See Source »

Back in Hollywood after a trip to Europe and the Middle East, shapely Dancer Ann Miller furrowed her brow and defined the difference between life in Europe and in the U.S.: "In America, it's 30 minutes for lunch, hurry, make money, conduct your business in a hurry, make money, be progressive, get an ulcer, but make money. In Europe, it's enjoy yourself, eat, drink and be merry, let things wait, enjoy yourself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Oct. 3, 1955 | 10/3/1955 | See Source »

...Protestant preacher got him in a bear hug and kissed him on both cheeks. (Said Billy later: "His beard tickled. Anyhow, he hadn't eaten any garlic.") Billy hardly seemed to believe his senses. "This has been the most astounding night of my ministry," he said, mopping his brow. "I saw more sincerity in the eyes of those who came forward tonight than I have ever seen before." Leaky Roof. Most French newspapers praised Billy's sincerity but were unwilling to take him seriously. France-Soir termed him "Heaven's publicity man," roguishly claimed that the audience...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Billy Graham in Paris | 6/20/1955 | See Source »

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