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Word: excellence (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...cautious. Further, he has found his types particularly susceptible to certain diseases, e.g., mesomorphs to acute appendicitis. Usually, says Sheldon, a person's physique can help indicate what sort of reaction he will have under stress, what sort of diet he needs, what sort of work he will excel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Revolt at Washington | 9/25/1950 | See Source »

Zanuck runs the weekend party with the same steely control he uses at the studio. He refuses to play any game at which he does not excel. Since Playwright-Scripter Moss Hart introduced him to croquet, he has made it a cult, has turned his lawn into one of the world's best-kept croquet courts, complete with floodlights...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: One-Man Studio | 6/12/1950 | See Source »

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