Word: familiarization
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...meteorologist became a familiar figure in the Boston area through his weekly television program, "Why the Weather," and was known throughout the United States as the author of several books on climatology...
...bomber hopefully designed to fly at Mach 3 (three times the speed of sound) at altitudes ranging to 125,000 ft. The so-called "chemical bomber" will use not the ordinary fuels such as kerosene and gasoline but materials probably composed, in part, of boron, an element of the familiar household cleansing chemical borax...
...Later, Alligator (T'es pas tombé sur la tête), and You Left in Your Bobby Socks (T'es partie en socquettes). Now Atlantic has recorded the best of Mac on an album entitled Mac-Kac and His French Rock & Roll. The familiar beat is there, but the lyrics provide a startling illustration of just how differently they order these things in France. Sample: "The Father Superior with haggard eye and gnashing teeth left the refectory screaming: 'I'll kill the bum who drank all my Communion wine.' He had the tocsin tolled...
...alumni consumption by the Program for Harvard College, so considerable time is spent on old film strips of the tercentenary celebration, speeches by ex-Presidents of Harvard, and film relics of Professors Kittredge, Briggs, and Hooton. The result is an interesting hodgepodge which will probably raise a few familiar faces, some memories, and enough money, but it will not win any awards for acting, photography, continuity or unity of presentation...
...were more than satisfied. The asparagus stalk they used to know has developed into an extraordinarily graceful giant. When his slow-starting teammates let St. Joseph's sneak into a first-half lead (26-23), Wilt took command, collected passes from all over the court, and showed his familiar skill at dunking scores. On defense, his long arms wove a screen in front of St. Joseph's basket. With time to regain their poise before the Wilt-worshiping crowd, Wilt's teammates turned to, added 35 points to Wilt's personal 31, and won the game...