Word: crackly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...inspect the two Boeing 707 jets waiting to take the Nixon party on to Warsaw. Though dissatisfied with the highball proffered him-"You Americans spoil whisky. There's more ice than whisky in this"-Khrushchev was visibly impressed with Nixon's VIP-eouipped 707, and jokingly invited crack Russian Aircraft Designer Andrei Tupolev, standing near by, to "try to steal" some of the ideas. "It's a very well-made plane," he said...
...Murray Rose, 20, swam as a guest in the Japanese meets, beat Yamanaka three times and lost to him twice. And, at 17, Konrads still holds the bulk of the freestyle records, talks confidently of regaining the one that Yamanaka won away: "Next year I think I'll crack two minutes for the 200 meters, and I'll be aiming at 4:12 for the 400 meters." But the sudden emergence of Yamanaka gives swimming a triumvirate that can smash records in every freestyle event from the 200 meters up. In the 1960 Olympics at Rome, says Yale...
...words with Macbeth, and then leaves for bed. She climbs up a long flight of stairs and moves, oh so slowly and wearily, along the second story. We see then that the strain of the banquet has been too much for her, that she is beginning to crack, that she is no longer in full command. We sense that something dire will befall her; and indeed this is the last time we shall see her in a conscious state. This exit contrasts wonderfully with her first entrance; and the two form a bracketing frame for her entire life on stage...
...easels in the ring at Blackfriars, hanging over the stalls in Covent Garden, sleeping under tent flaps, recording on canvas her impressions of the entertainment world. At 51 she was named Dame Commander, British Empire. Seven years later Dame Laura became the third female in 200 years to crack the hallowed full membership of the Royal Academy of Art. When the British government wanted someone to record the evil and drama of the Nürnberg trials after World War II, it chose Dame Laura...
...boom in menthol cigarettes is the hottest fad to strike the industry since filters. Almost overnight, menthols have grabbed 10% of the market, are expected to crack 13% by year's end. Makers have discovered to their delight that menthol carries a vague connotation of healthful medication, especially attracts women with its taste...