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Word: compliments (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...take this opportunity to compliment TIME on the excellent article on television [May 24]. We have purchased copies for our key personnel who are expected to have an active part in the development of our television station, which is now under construction...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jun. 14, 1948 | 6/14/1948 | See Source »

...great compliment. Addressing the Congress of Europe last week, Winston Churchill wagged: "Now I must prepare you for something very serious indeed-I am going to speak French...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: International: Princess Zezette | 5/24/1948 | See Source »

...best tracks, known to horsemen as "the big apple," where rich stables race for prestige as well as profits, not nearly so many horses are "pulled" as the glower ing fans suspect. And if Eddie Arcaro is glowered at more than anybody, it is really a backhanded compliment: fans can't understand how he can lose. Arcaro tries to be philosophical about the booing: "I guess they're entitled to beef if they want to. They're losing their money...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cover: Man on a Horse | 5/17/1948 | See Source »

...inclination and character, at least, Schuman was fitted for his task. He had few friends. He was so shy that he blushed when he was paid a polite compliment. The French language, which is made for oratory, in his speeches sounded plain and calm. His favorite cartoon character was Ferdinand the Bull. In a land resounding with the Marseillaise and the Internationale, Schuman said quietly: "I have a poor ear for music." He was a part of the sturdy old antediluvian France...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: The Art of Sinking | 3/1/1948 | See Source »

When Cab Galloway first heard Toni Harper, he paid her the highest compliment in the Galloway scale. "That little gal," said he solemnly, "is real gone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Gone Gal | 3/1/1948 | See Source »

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