Word: causticity
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...program of Oh What A Lovely War are quotations denouncing war from such diverse men as Mathiez and MacArthur, giving credence to the assertion that it is only a propaganda piece embellished by slick staging. As such it pales in comparison to The Rabbit Race which is more caustic and convincing by treating fresh characters, not tired caricatures...
...plant-is such a common house plant that anybody could easily be accidentally poisoned by it. A child who chewed it would become seriously ill, and the effects might be fatal if he swallowed it. For dumbcane stalks contain calcium oxalate, which causes burns similar to those of caustic soda...
Hand in the Trap. Argentine Director Leopoldo Torre Nilsson takes a Bergmanesque approach in telling a story of passion and provincial puritanism. His caustic comments on the Argentine way of life, which makes prisoners of women, are both vivid and ironic...
...there are many others who have held on through most of those years. After we mentioned our anniversary in the February 22 issue, old and new subscribers began writing in to wish us happy birthday. Some have been sentimental, some tart and a few downright caustic. From Lincoln, Neb., Carl H. Steelquist wrote that he had gotten out his copy of Vol. I No. 1. with House Speaker Joe Cannon on the cover, and sat down to tell us "I have enjoyed TIME these 40 years and wish continued success for you." Then Albert Mallen of New York City whacked...
...slight, hawk-nosed and caustic immigrant from Texas ranch country, Walker got to the big city for the first time in 1919. Short on experience, but well-stocked with self-confidence, he took just half an hour to talk himself into a job on the New York Herald (now the Herald Tribune). By 1928, he was city editor. And for seven loud years, he steered the newsroom through a stirring and gaudy time. Speakeasies flourished. Lindbergh had just hopped the Atlantic; Babe Ruth had just hit 60 home runs. J. Pierpont Morgan posed for photographers with a lady midget...