Word: exceedingly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...paragraph as composed by Vaughan is not to be confused with the paragraph as defined by grammarians. Sometimes Vaughan's product is no more than a sentence, and seldom does it exceed two. When successful, it is a marvel of compression, laced with wisdom or wit. "The paragraph is an uncompromising medium," says Vaughan. "In 25 or 30 words you have to say something wise or funny, with no chance to pad it out or conceal the lack of point. Also, the paragraph presupposes some information on the part of the reader. The paragrapher can't explain what...
...proposal to split and reclassify the stock of Minneapolis' Investors Diversified Services, a $4 billion mutual fund complex currently controlled by Alleghany. Kirby clearly feared that if the Murchisons were allowed to convert all I.D.S. shares into voting stock as they proposed, their voting power in I.D.S. might exceed Alleghany's and allow them to retain control of the Minneapolis giant even if they should lose control of Alleghany...
...given a Chaplinesque twist by Joel Henning. As Professor Kroll, the pompous but observant conservative, Richard B. Stone heroically varies his redundant lines. Had he used his torso as flexibly, the visual effect would have been similarly less monotonous. Joel Crothers as the opportunistic radical leader whose dreams never exceed his political capabilities, and Beryl Kinross-Wright as a housekeeper, turn in two excellent performances...
...army is mollified by getting plenty of food. On 700 large farms the army raises its own hogs, vegetables and grain. Enlistments far exceed normal requirements, since, as a refugee in Hong Kong put it, "the army's the one place you can get some meat...
...signs, Brandt maintained, show-that the shock and dismay caused by the Wall had begun to wear off. West Berlin's industrial production, said Brandt, is higher than it was a year ago, incoming orders exceed those of October 1960, and employment is on the rise; tax revenues are increasing steadily and savings accounts are satisfactory. After West Berlin's 1958 crisis, Brandt continued, it took seven months before bank deposits returned to normal; today deposits are bouncing back far faster. Some of the signs cited by Brandt may be the result of artificial respiration. More important...