Word: decentes
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Eden in Washington. Diplomatist George Kennan to the contrary, international relations are not mere projections of practical national-power interests ; foreign affairs are also a quest for justice, in which each nation is indeed its brother's keeper, and the sovereignty of each is limited by a "decent respect" for the moral judgments of the others...
...made suspicious by the very conclusiveness of the case. There is not only shattering testimony against Cargill; there is his admission of guilt, and refusal to explain his actions. Time Limit! being a thriller, it would be unfair to reveal more than that Cargill had turned traitor from decent motives; had been, indeed, on the horns of a lacerating dilemma...
...intestines is perhaps the least polite symptom doctors have to deal with, and one for which, says Modell, there is no precise term now in decent usage. When, as commonly, it is caused by swallowing air, it is simply embarrassing. But it may also indicate loss of intestinal muscle tone, especially when vomiting or excessive belching results. In such cases it can usually be relieved by heat applications, enemas or drugs...
...whether he voted for Republican Robert Taft against Democrat Joe Ferguson in Ohio's 1950 senatorial election. "I know Joe Ferguson. He is a good man: he's a decent man. I knew Bob Taft and I had profound respect for him because of his courage and devotion to duty . . . If I would say that I did not vote for Bob Taft I would not be telling the truth...
...shapely daughter but no money and, to judge by his verses, no talent. His rise to prosperity involves, of course, an evil wizard and a prince who runs around the streets of Baghdad incognito. Howard Keel, as the poet, is just entertaining enough to suggest that with even half-decent material he might give a fine performance. Ann Blyth does not distinguish her fairly easy part as the poet's daughter, but she does not ruin it either. The same, unfortunately can not be said of Vic Damone, the prince, who has a mediocre singing voice and not enough talent...