Word: fixedly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Victorian era hodgepodge of heavy furniture and silk brocade walls and draperies, has refused to have it redecorated since. The only change he permits is the rehanging of his numerous paintings, and he insists on directing this himself, scrambling up stepladders with hammer and hooks in hand to fix the settings, while servants hold the heavy frames and family members hold their breaths, worrying about a fall...
...drops his pants in the act, is a hilarious bit of nonsense that is somehow brought off without dropping the mood of the film at the same time. "Goodness," says mother, as father's pants hang about his knees and the spectators roar, "I must remember to fix those...
Tavenner answered that no agreement has been made in the Inter-House Dance Committee to fix prices. He said that though the Ohio dance netted Leverett a profit of between $200 and $500, the House always took losses on their spring dances which about equalled the fall profit...
...fastest-growing arts in the U.S. is interior decoration. Before World War II, it was mostly the rich who employed decorators to do their homes, and most American women would no more ask a stranger to tell them how to fix the living room than they would ask for outside advice on how to keep a husband happy. But in the last decade, the U.S. has become home-conscious as never before.*Decorators report that more and more of their clients are middle-income families, switching to modern homes or trying to spruce up traditional homes with new styles. Last...
When Sergeant Kenneth Hemric got back to Yadkinville, N.C. (pop. 760), after 32 months as a prisoner of war in Korea, his mother asked about his future. "Whatever I do," he replied, "I'm going to fix it so you won't have to worry...