Word: creep
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...years creep slowly by, Lorena The snow is on the grass again...
Another Morse? In most of their campaigning, both Hitchcock and McKay have turned their fire on Morse and have been polite to each other. But occasional sharp notes have begun to creep in. Some friends of McKay have been looking at Hitchcock's record, and are saying that "the issue is whether we want to nomi nate another Wayne Morse." Says Hitchcock guardedly, in a state where Democrats have made the McKay-approved Hells Canyon dam project a symbol of "giveaway": "My activities as an Eisenhower Republican will not be tied to the policies of one controversial department...
...processes break down and degenerative diseases-arteriosclerosis, heart disease, cancer, etc.- take over. Not only is the life span lengthened, but the body is actually healthier at a given age than 50 years ago. Dr. Jones' prognosis: as the conquest of disease goes on, man may expect to creep ever closer to his theoretical disease-free metabolic life expectancy (estimated by some to be a ripe old 120 years...
...economy. In 1939 about $20 billion worth of inventories was adequate; in 1956 the U.S. needs four times as much to make sure that booming consumer demand is satisfied. With fore casts of a gross national product of $403 billion for 1956 (up $16 billion from 1955), inventories will creep still higher to keep pace with future sales. Moreover, because of increased distribution efficiency, the all-important ratio of inventories to sales has been dropping, reducing the danger of overloading. While the 1939 manufacturers' inventory level was enough for 2.1 months of sales, 1955's level was down...
Artists and Models (Hal Wallis; Paramount) is an alarming example of what can happen when a picture is remade too often. No matter how vigilant the studio, slight changes creep into each new version, until at last some producer makes a movie that is almost original. In this film, for instance, there is hardly anything left of its two Paramount predecessors except the old, reliable title. In fact, when Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis have finished their indefatigable routine, there is very little of anything left...