Word: cleverer
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Subtle & Clever. Across the length and breadth of big and little problems ranged the conversation. Politician Humphrey talked about the perils of farm politics in the Midwest; Politician Khrushchev grinned widely when he talked about outmaneuvering his rivals in the Politburo said of one of them (unnamed by Humphrey): "He knew arithmetic but he didn't know politics." Humphrey was deeply impressed with Khrushchev's knowledge of U.S. political details ranging from understanding of constitutional balances down to vote margins and knowledge of such individual races as the victory of Nelson Rockefeller for Governor in New York...
...married a Jewess." Khrushchev boasted about his full mobilization seven-year roadbuilding plan: "Even a philosopher becomes a better philosopher if he goes out and works with his hands." Humphrey brought up the touchy subject of Russian relations with Red China. "Ah " said Nikita Khrushchev, "you are subtle and clever, leading me into talking about these things." But he talked at length said he was not worried about Red China left Humphrey with the impression that he feels superior about the Chinese. Humphrey got the idea that Khrushchev still wants a Summit conference...
Then there was the problem of casting. Rattigan's writing, clever as it was, seemed to Broadway audiences no more than piquant sauce at a histrionic banquet for two of the theater's most exquisitely mannered scenery chewers: Margaret Leighton and Eric Portman, who played all four of the show's principal parts (TIME, Nov. 5, 1956). Obviously, the movie people could not hope to match that, so they set out to do better-by providing their picture with one of the screen's most gifted young directors, Delbert (Bachelor Party) Mann, and with what...
...unwashed youngsters must not only be trained to dedicate their lives to the game, but also be taught to play the game skillfully. Perhaps equally important, they must be taught to play the rules. Their potential employer wants to know that his hirelings will be responsible, hardworking and clever, but he also wants assurance that they will violate middle class mores with enough guile so as not to cause a scandal...
...Prospects Are Pleasing, by Honor Tracy. "Errorland" is what James Joyce called Ireland, and so does Honor Tracy in this clever fictional spoof...