Word: ests
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Mildred Bailey once admitted that "I couldn't sing big if I wanted to." But if her voice was one of the smallest around, it was also the sweetest and the sighing-est; and she had a natural rhythm to her phrasing that made her (with the Rhythm Boys-Bing Crosby, Harry Barris and her brother Al Rinker) one of the idols of the early '30s. Since those days, many of Mildred's old records have become collectors' items...
...hotel which has cold running water only; a pitcher, no running water at all. A candle tells the tourist that a place has no electricity, a radiator that there is central heating. There is a symbol for a bathroom; "Le w.c." says one Michelin editor professionally, "c'est très important" Aside from its stars, the Michelin guide has special symbols for restaurants-five pairs of crossed forks and spoons for a de luxe place, one for a "plain but good" restaurant. The number of tiny bottles indicates the quality of the wine cellar...
...made such a remark. Wagner also denied that he had ever even hinted at such policy. He pointed out that the criteria for acceptance into the advanced course are 1) actions on the drill field, 2) the number of general demerits, 3) grades in R.O.T.C. courses and 4) Inter- est in the unit. He stated that the contribution of a dollar would not be a determinant of interest...
...haired Vishinsky, 68: "Qui vivra verra [He who lives shall see]." All but one of the satellite lackeys was at hand. Five minutes before the train was due to leave, U.N. Czech Delegate Gertruda Sekaninova-Cakrtova came breathlessly galloping down the platform of the cavernous Gare de l'Est, thrust a Cellophane box of orchids into Vishinsky's hand...
...impulses as they come, is death to moral progress . . . It is also disastrous to lead [a delinquent] to believe that he is more sinned against than sinning and to imply that strenuous moral effort on his own part is unnecessary. The maxim Tout comprendre c'est tout pardonner is poison here...