Word: comparison
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Interesting Comparison. Richard, 53, disagrees. "You can bet it will not be a popularity contest," he says. "He'll have to stand up and be counted on every issue. And I want to know-I want the people of Miami Beach to know-everything about him. I want to examine his record of public service against mine, his military record against mine, his domestic record, his children, his business activity. I'm going to compare everything in his life to my life. Mr. Roosevelt is not going to get away with generalizations...
That might be an interesting comparison. A native of New York City, Richard received a law degree from the University of Florida, joined the Navy as a lieutenant j.g. After the war he returned to Miami Beach to become a vigorous anti-crime crusader. In 1949, he won a seat on the Miami Beach city council, served a total of four terms, was elected mayor in 1963. He has been married to the same wife for 24 years...
True or not, such gemütlich heart tugs make a Lehar operetta seem grimly realistic by comparison. Viewers who want a movie to swell around them in big warm blobs will find Sound of Music easy to take. Sterner types may resist at the outset, but are apt to loosen up after a buoyant, heels-in-the-air song or two by Julie Andrews. Seconding her perky triumph as Mary Poppins, Julie turns every number into a bell ringer, and gives the comedy its zestiest scene when she punctures her employer's vincible mettle with a few white...
...performing in front of them. For the actors, the music disappears, except for the drone, and one is left with words. Had the material and the performers in all three media been equally good. I could only remark on the success of the syntheses. But there is no comparison...
Yale's varsity roster lists some 69 swimmers, including 24 seniors (Harvard's by comparison, has 26, including two seniors), and most of them never get to swim in more than a pre-season meet or one of the Yalies' three practice pools. But this fantastic depth brings results; Yale has no fewer than 11 swimmers who can do the 200-yard freestyle in under 1:49.0, a Harvard University record earlier this year...