Word: fining
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...still an amazingly prosperous nation. The almost-forgotten recession of last spring had left only barely noticeable scars: personal savings were dropping a little and the old problem of unemployment, though lessening, seemed back for good. But even in comparison with the war years, the U.S. was doing fine...
...Shepard is concerned, tonight's is the most important game on his schedule. This is what he told his squad yesterday as it completed eight weeks of practice under Shepard's fast-break style. At the close of yesterday's workout, the coach said, "My team will be fine as far as condition and morale go, and it will play to the best of its abilities...
...allowed to shout her lines most of the time, thereby making some of them unintelligible. Moreover, her interpretation of the lesbian is so rigidly mannish as to become a caricature. Miss O'Connel is pleasing to gaze upon and believable as the heartless woman. Mr. Franklin brings an unusually fine voice to the role of the coward, and gives a good performance...
With a ten-meet schedule ahead, Ulen thinks seven the most the varsity team can win. "Yale--out of this world; Army--2500 athletes, in early every night; Dartmouth--better than last year, had a fine freshman team:" Ulen mutters; "and Princeton has the second fastest breaststroke in the world (Brawner...
...play dull. Mr. Keith, as Henry IV, acts with brilliant, sometimes incredible, imagination and control. At one point in the play, he held the audience's complete attention for at least fifteen minutes. The Brattle Company, no doubt inspired by working with such an actor, was in fine form. Bryant Halliday, Will West, Jerry, Kilty and a guest actress, Kathryn Eames, were especially good. Robert O'Hearn's set was extremely impressive-certainly the best work of his I have seen. And Miles Morgan's lighting was very skillful...