Word: finer
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...obvious to this handsome little devil in fact, that he is made of "finer clay," and he sets out to acquire a gleaming finish in the heat of events. As soon as he has choused his draft board with a neatly feigned epileptic fit, he lights out for Paris, where he hires out as elevator operator in a fashionable hotel. At about this time, his fingers stick to a lady's jewel case, and soon they are stroking the lady herself with such skill that she begs him to steal the rest of her valuables too. He obliges...
...very encouraging to note the U.S. Air Force's sponsorship of Dr. Buchman and his Moral Re-Armament tour. Finer work can scarcely be imagined. My own group is making immediate application for like treatment. We have a small but growing schism from M.R.A., based on the doctrine that God is at least a billionaire...
Third Day. As the third day began, the Swiss took down the flags that had decorated the city, and there seemed something symbolic about their action. But Ike Eisenhower, undaunted, went on injecting human relations into international relations. Never had the U.S. had a finer ambassador. He broke through the security cordon around him, and, to the delight of passersby, plunged unheralded into a toy store "to buy something for my kids"-meaning his three grandchildren. Rejecting some boy dolls ("My little girls don't want boy dolls"), he picked three girl dolls, plus a model glider for young...
Mostly we keep our mouths shut. But I never saw a finer description of our mental attitude than is contained in the editorial...
...reasons that made Virtuoso Stern change his mind included the following: 1) Iceland is a remarkable, if removed, place, with 100% literacy and a longstanding affection for the finer things in life; 2) it is a NATO partner, and has an air base manned by U.S. servicemen whose forays into society can give a onesided picture of U.S. culture; 3) Russians had stepped up their campaign of cultural sweetmeats, and Iceland's Communist Party made the most...