Word: cordiale
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...Daily Mirror's columnist Cassandra seemed convinced of Windsor's "close and cordial relationships with the Nazi regime...
...asks me, 'Is it like being a Catholic nun?', my standard answer is, 'I really don't know. I've never been a Catholic nun.' " Individually, many of the Protestant sisters have ecumenical leanings, and some Protestant mother houses have close and cordial relations with nearby Catholic convents. With ecclesiastical per mission, Catholic nuns have visited Darm stadt to undertake retreats...
Pessimism was voiced over British entry into the Common Market; as bargaining resumed in Brussels, Negotiator Ted Heath made new demands, including a swifter conference schedule, which the six were in no mood to grant. De Gaulle did not seem any more cordial than before, and Adenauer remarked ironically that they were not exactly exchanging "declarations of love" at Brussels. Yet the relentless logic of profit as well as progress made it virtually certain that Britain will enter...
Their relations instead have been as cool as Ceylon's breezeswept uplands. Miss Willis, a cordial onetime (1924-27) Vassar assistant professor in political science, believes that the "basis of diplomacy is to be tactful and sincere at the same time." Mrs. Bandaranaike, who confides that Ceylon's fortunes are in the hands of "angels and my late husband," has vigorously assisted the heavenly host by nationalizing Roman Catholic schools, the Bank of Ceylon, transport services, life insurance and the Port of Colombo. Last week the Prime Minister touched off one of the biggest government crises since...
...that was frank language, the President heard more of it from a group of 17 top U.S. businessmen whom he had invited to the White House for a lunch that lasted until nearly 4 p.m.*The meeting was cordial, and it helped both Kennedy and the businessmen to understand each other's problems better. Most, but by no means all, of the businessmen favored an immediate tax cut. The businessmen told Kennedy that they liked his new depreciation schedule (see BUSINESS), but took the opportunity to express some complaints right to his face. They asked Kennedy...