Word: correctional
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...sane American can approve or tolerate Communism, the diabolical philosophy of our time. But just because an ex-Communist bares his so-called soul in public is no excuse for a critic to start jumping hoops in applauding him. If your assessment of Chambers' book is correct, then Tolstoy was a pulp writer...
...correct, if your limitation as to ocean liners is interpreted to mean only those vessels designed and built for passenger carrying . . . but U.S.S. Lake Champlain during Operation Magic Carpet, with her crew reduced to 2,000 to make room for 5,000 G.I.s as passengers, crossed the Atlantic from Gibraltar to Norfolk at an average speed of 32.048 knots, despite the fact that she was once forced to slow to 20 for a period of eight hours, because of rough seas...
...been spelled down. Gradually the words got harder-depilatory . . . asthmatic . . . contumacious . , . and one by one the victims fell. At one point, Doris Ann thought that she too was a goner: she spelled hegira with a "j". But after consulting the dictionary, the judges found that hejira was a correct alternative. By round 23 Doris Ann was still standing-with only two other girls left...
...home, Lucille, who collects stray cats and dogs, is an amateur painter ("I use oils because it's easier to correct mistakes than with water colors"), and generally considers herself a lazy, lounging homebody. She is fascinated by Desi's boundless energy.' He spends weekends fishing on his 34-foot cabin cruiser, Desilu; plays violent tennis; likes to cook elaborate dishes. Says Lucille: "Everything is fine with him all the time. Wanta play cards? Fine. Play games? Fine. go for a swim? Great." There's only one problem: "Desi is a great thermostat sneaker-upper...
...order to enable the section men to correct the longer papers, sections will be made "somewhat smaller." A larger number of instructors than are now doing so will be teaching or tutoring part time in other courses, principally within the G.E. program...