Word: defrosted
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Then there are tough questions of what to say to the Chinese Communists in February, when talks at the ambassadorial level might conceivably begin to defrost relations between Washington and Peking; how to react if the Russians move again in Eastern Europe; what new directions foreign aid should take. No one expects Rogers to make snap answers or to advocate wrenching moves. His appointment, in fact, was welcomed in Washington by Democrats and Republicans alike. Chairman J. William Fulbright of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, who has found little good to say about Democrat Dean Rusk, said of Rogers...
...Economics professor said "about as much damage was caused by water as by the fire itself." Five staff members who used the building said that their books were still wet, and one said he would have to "wait until the books defrost" to tell how many are still usable...
...shares of Douglas stock. That was the main reason the Douglases had finally come to terms: McDonnell was the only suitable merger prospect that could supply cold cash immediately. Even before the stock-swap merger, which still needs shareholder approval, is completed, the prospect of the deal may defrost lenders who have been cold about extending Douglas some $400 million in credit...
...soon as he shuts off his engine; his appliances draw too much juice to allow for quiet nights lying at anchor in secluded coves. If the new yachtsman wants to go for a cruise, he must plot his course from one electrical outlet to another, lest his TV dinners defrost, his ice cubes melt, and his electrical toilet break down...
...side of beef would give her a new outlook on life. The romp turns into a beery rout, and she wriggles home to drink champagne linked-elbows style with her still uncuckolded mate. Shel ley Winters is forgiven by her husband; Claire Bloom takes pills; and Zimbalist manages to defrost Miss Fonda...