Word: englishman
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Greatness is a subject upon which the Englishman is usually inarticulate. But the Tories like Selwyn Lloyd and David Eccles are deeply conscious of it. They know that this is a country which must live on its wits, not on its resources. They know that the Briton is born with, or has acquired through the centuries, a gift for leadership which the world can ill afford to spare. They know Britons are tired, but they don't think Britons are ready to abdicate...
...main story tries to show a growing feud between a Russian MP and an American MP, former war-time friends patrolling Vienna together, which almost develops into an East-West war. There is also an Englishman and a Frenchman around for the ride. The other tale concerns a lovely young Viennese woman who fears her husband may never come home from a Russian prison camp...
...Englishman wins the first round on the basis of two hard, short rights to Robinson's head. After this, the American begins piling up points. Round after round he does most of the moving, most of the punching. But it is not an altogether convincing performance. He throws too many punches and lands too few. Turpin seems to be pacing himself better. Although his right, with which he often leads, is a clumsy downward punch, his left is straight, hard, and quick. Several times Robinson's head snaps back from it: Both noses are red. In the third Robinson hits...
...Englishman wins the first round on the basis of two hard, short rights to Robinson's head. After this, the American begins piling up points. Round after round he does most of the moving, most of the punching. But it is not an altogether convincing performance. He throws too many punches and lands too few. Turpin seems to be pacing himself better. Although his right, with which he often leads is a clumsy downward punch, his left is straight, hard, and quick. Several times Robinson's head snaps back from it. Both noses are red. In the third Robinson hits...
...Englishman living in California sent a clipping of the letter to the Newmarket Journal, which printed it without comment last week. Newmarket (pop. 9,767) exploded. "Damned cheek!" snorted outraged townsfolk in bus queues and pubs. Growled George Goult, chairman of the urban district council: "I and the rest of the town take a very poor view of it... We shall refute it officially." London tabloids stirred up a fuss...