Word: compacter
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...father but not so wise, is jealous of Ibn Saud's great prestige. Emir called for war, for more war, for the Imam's abdication in his favor. While the son launched guerrilla raids on Ibn Saud's supply trains in the hills, the compact crinkle-bearded old man scrambled up into Sana, city of 40,000, and squatted in his throne room where the only ornament on the dark blue walls is his own scimitar. Refusing to abdicate, he set about rallying his black, wiry, citizens for the defense of Sana...
...More Ladies (by A. E. Thomas; Lee Shubert, producer). Nimbly written around the tried & seldom true formula of a philandering husband who is brought to his senses by a dose of his own medicine, this comedy is compact of witty lines and stale quips, hilarious situations and brummagem tricks. There is the sly, wise grandmother in frumpy clothes (Lucille Watson) who speaks a pure nightclub patois and gets tipsy. There is the joke about flowers with celebrated names planted in the same bed. Some one even gets a chance to remark that Adolf Hitler is "all swelled up with...
...sales bell rang often enough to keep up the general optimism of the 150 exhibitors. Notable absentees of last year, Gar Wood and Chris-Craft, were back in the fold. Sales emphasis had shifted from the glittering high-speed craft of yesterday to compact, comfortable utility runabouts and small cruisers, moderately priced, for family...
...clarify the situation which has existed since last year in regard to the serving of beer in the House dining halls. Some of the Housemasters have supported beer from the first and are growing impatient of delay, others have been converted more recently: now they stand in a fairly compact body behind its introduction. But the liquor laws and age limits exist in a fog of doubt, and until that fog is dispelled, there is small hope for action...
...aluminum balls, each atop a 25-ft. column of textolite, each column mounted on a massive four-wheel truck. The two trucks were on a single track which ran the length of the hangar and beyond. Small manholes opened into both aluminum balls which were rigged up inside as compact laboratories...