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This left Nizwa, still flying the white flag of the Imam, for the British and the Sultan's troops to conquer. But no one was sure that the Imam was really in Nizwa. Perhaps he was at Izz. But no, when the British got there, he was not to be found. In fact, no one knew positively where...
...most important ceremony began. On Müchener Strasse, hard by the sprawling Krupp works, he was ceremoniously presented with the keys to a new $2,000,000 research center that will soon house 200 busy scientists, discovering new worlds for Firma Fried. Krupp to conquer. Gathered around him in the center's library, the directors of every Krupp branch and subsidiary throughout Germany raised their glasses and drank a toast in 1955 Moselle to Alfried Krupp von Bohlen's first half century-and the bright future ahead...
...only passport back to the glittering world of Manhattan society. Nine years ago Joanne, a ripe, 18-year-old beauty, began to see the same dazzling future that her mother saw, began to understand that a radiant smile and a certain passive sophistication (plus society friends) could conquer the social whirl...
...week's end, after jubilantly telling newsmen that he had "completely achieved" his hope of establishing a "true and strong partnership" with the U.S., Kishi flew off to New York and new worlds to conquer. There, among other things this week, he planned to consult with John D. Rockefeller III. other U.S. businessmen, perhaps put in a good word or two about the advantages of wider U.S.-Japanese trade...
Such a bagatelle of a plot demands-and gets from Dame Sybil and Sir Laurence-high acting to fetch high comedy. From Marilyn it gets a spasmodic effort to conquer the awesome heights. Her most persuasive line is just plain "Gosh!"-but it is never clear whether she is overwhelmed by the dictates of the script or the awesome dramatic company she is keeping. Parading and posing with an even more voluptuous silhouette than most 1911 showgirls had, Marilyn is alternately spirited and lethargic. Especially in her tussling with Olivier, she seems more directed by him than acting with...