Word: difficult
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...doctor adjusted me mentally, the most difficult part of the treatment. He had to tell me I was through smoking and would have to lead a regimented life. I've just eliminated the side phases of my job and continue to develop trust business. Since the attack, I've gotten a nice reputation for writing and congratulating new victims over their 'coronation.' I tell them how lucky they will be to be living nice clean lives. They can join the North Shore Coronary Circle-that's a bunch of commuters-or the Chicago Cardiac Club...
Tillich's physical immigration to America was accomplished easily, but his linguistic transition was more difficult, since he arrived in New York at the age of 47 with virtually no knowledge of English. During his first year at Union he took English lessons twice a week from one of his students and wrote his lectures first in German. "The man really went through torture," Nicbuhr says. He recalls that since Tillich's theology is quite abstract, when one student complained that he couldn't understand Tillich's English lectures, another would reassure him: "That's all right...
...Harvard Square merchant complained that bank expansion was making it extremely difficult for people to get office space in the area. "The banks were nourished by the people whom they are now evicting," he said...
...interception by Elizabeth Peterson, whose superb dramatic soprano was matched by the saucy verve of her acting. Even during the intricate chorus scenes she retained here individuality and her consciousness of the part and its demands. Her only flaw was occasional trouble with intonation, especially in some of here difficult ensemble entrances...
...chorus is always important in setting the tone of a performance, and this chorus was spirited and brisk, without being obtrusive. The finale of Act I was a superb rendition of a very difficult scene, which combined dramatic excitement with important plot lines. The Yeomen, led by Robert Cort-right and William Nethercut, should be mentioned for their fine singing. The crowded theatre weekend should not keep lovers of good Gilbert and Sullivan from a brilliant performance...