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Word: eye (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Spectators at the Washington Post's celebrities' golf tournament were fascinated by the spectacle of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz teeing a golf ball off Actor Edward Arnold's eye while General Dwight D. Eisenhower beamed from the sidelines (see cut). The Admiral didn't swing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MANNERS & MORALS: Americana, May 26, 1947 | 5/26/1947 | See Source »

...icebox and the telephone. . . . The main meal is held in the middle of the night in the kitchen, and consists of a glass of milk and cold chicken from the icebox. . . . The fauna of America consists mainly of the horse and the cairn terrier; now and then the discerning eye may detect, in the distance, a stampede of cows. The flora is largely confined to the orchid and the long-stemmed rose. The rose is a peculiarly interesting variety, having extraordinary lasting qualities and no thorns...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: REFLECTIONS: These Three United States | 5/26/1947 | See Source »

Casting a worried eye toward "the instability of the world and of society today" the new dean stressed the need for leadership founded on "personal integrity and emotional stability" as well as mental brawn. Unfortunately the personal qualities have sometimes been overlooked in seeking academic ability. His hope for the future depends upon increased scholarship funds to expand the search for well-rounded personalities. Toward the same end but slightly more nebulous is the problem of developing "more sense of a community at Harvard." Not meaning by this the "rah-rah" spirit of some colleges, Bender rather feels the need...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dean's Dilemma | 5/24/1947 | See Source »

Officials at Weld Boat House viewed the challenge with dyspeptic eye last night. Their months still carried the bitter taste of defeat at the feminine hands of a Radcliffe crew in 1945. Even a bobrassiered board from M.I.T. beat them to the Life cameraman that...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Wellesley Crew Drops Handkerchief Before Crimson Faces as It Asserts 'Victory or Bust' | 5/22/1947 | See Source »

...make such a marriage possible, Rank has duded up his productions and slowed down their dialogue for the U.S. eye and ear. He has worked at keeping out unintelligible Britticisms and is careful with American slang. He has upped his annual publicity budget from ?250,000 to ?1,000,000. He has borrowed Hollywood stars to reflect glory on his own stars in British pictures. He has sent his own stars to pick up more reflected glory in Hollywood films...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SHOW BUSINESS: King Arthur & Co. | 5/19/1947 | See Source »

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