Word: disgust
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...climax of the picture is buried under a weak, melodramatic ending which knots a tenuous thread that had been unravelled at the beginning of the story and which only spoils an otherwise well made tapestry. In all, only a hate of animals, an abhorrence of children, or a disgust for faith will ensure you a completely miserable evening...
...association's Genoa headquarters. Radio Audizioni Italiane, apparently impressed by the revolution, modified its commercial ways. In its new 2 5-year contract with the government, it agrees to 1) limit commercials to 5% of broadcast time, 2) ban singing commercials and any advertising "which may cause disgust to the listeners...
...five hole, to tie and later win in 1935. Last week Old Pro Sarazen, now 50, carried away another memory: a "shocking" eight, five over par, on the short 12th hole. For the first time in 30 years of tournament play, Sarazen quit in disgust. But not Sam Snead...
...another excerpt from his novel, "The Age of Michael." He spreads before the reader the thoughts of a perceptive, sensitive young boy, contrasting his shock and loneliness at the death of a beloved aunt with his uneasiness during the empty social proprieties of her funeral and his sense of disgust at the bickering over her will. Chace's beautifully proportioned prose flows smoothly, at times almost rhythmically. He seems most at home describing nature. In the scene where young Michael sneaks out the door of the cemetery chapel, the lingering description of the countryside is like a breath of fresh...
...note in the Feb. 18 issue the use of rabbits to test the smoking qualities of cigarettes, and never have I finished an article with such a feeling of revulsion and disgust. Men who would torture animals (under any pretext) are a filthy scum and a disgrace to the human race; and I have never read a more vile form of torture than that developed to prove the relative merits of rival brands of tobacco . . . If you, or any group, plan to come down on these stinkers like a ton of brick, and need funds, you can put me down...