Word: demeanors
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Recently Fields drew blood. Universal sent him a legal document threatening court action if he didn't mend his studio manners (i.e., references to company executives, language in front of cinemoppets, general demeanor). Back came a reply: "Dear Sir, Mr. Fields and I read your letter and did we laugh." It was signed "Adele" (Fields's Negro housemaid...
This exploit made his place in the Arab world secure. Feared and respected in Arabia even more than Lawrence was, Glubb Bey is now the rock under Britain's shaky Arab household. His quiet demeanor hides fighting anger which makes him deadly when aroused. Of all his colorful Arab nicknames Glubb prefers Rai el Boueidah (Guardian of the Little White Camel), which he earned for saving the life of a young camel during a skirmish...
Thirty-seven years ago sportive King Edward VII, adopting the most pious demeanor in his repertoire, journeyed to sooty Liverpool and laid the cornerstone of the Church of England's vastest fabric. Designed by great Roman Catholic Gothicist Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, Liverpool Cathedral has been under construction ever since. It is 619 feet long, with a tower which will rise 308 feet; when completed, it will be second in size only to St. Peter's huge basilica in Rome. Nazi bombs have shattered some of its stained glass and scarred its walls, but have left mainly intact...
...Stanley was formed by J. P. Morgan to take over its underwriting business, and leading Morgan partners have had a financial incentive to get business for it. Final question was whether United Corp., which J. P. Morgan put together in 1929, is subject to Morgan political control. Describing the demeanor of United's George Howard toward Morgan's George Whitney as one of "courteous fealty," SEC decided there was control. It added that Morgan, Stanley had, since its formation in 1935, obtained substantially all bond underwriting done by all the companies in the United system; and that...
...erect carriage. His walk was peculiar: legs stiff, knees high, feet thrown toward the outside and brought down hard on each heel-a modified civilian goose step. He usually wore high brown shoes of English make, white shirts with starched bosoms and cuffs. His voice (deep, resonant, deliberate) and demeanor were those of a parson...