Word: complexion
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...population of Democratic strongholds (e.g., Brooklyn) has not. Most of the new residents of these G.O.P. districts moved from Democratic areas. A fascinating question for political analysts : How many of the movers will keep the political coloration of their old district, and how many will take on the complexion of their new home? The long experience of Nassau County indicates that new voters there are Republican in the same proportion as old voters...
...opposed to the extra point after a touchdown. Therefore I consider the Harvard-Colgate game to have been a dead-heat. Each team scored three touchdowns which represents the true outcome of the game. The extra point, won or lost, should not be permitted to interfere with the real complexion of the game...
Miller recounted an incident that occurred when Edmund Wilson wrote a profile on Santayana for "The New Yorker." In the article, Wilson refers to his "parchment skin and black eyes." Miller described Santayana's complexion as cherubic, and his eyes as an intense brown. "Poor reporting," the philosopher muttered to Miller...
...fresh complexion, the clean-shaven face, the clear eyes and confident walk of a free man who has solid currency in his billfold. Sure of the superiority of his ... way of life, he professes condescending sympathy for the natives...
...finest flower by Announcer Ralph Edwards. Explains Stark: "Every sponsor has to put some weasel words in his copy that you've got to learn how to handle. Suppose an announcer has to say: 'If you use Blank face cream you can hope for a more beautiful complexion.' You've got to get that word 'hope' in to keep the lawyers happy, but as much as you can, you'll throw it away...