Word: fleetingness
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That once there was a fleeting wisp of glory
The continuing TV debate adds a new-sophistication to the concept of government by the people. The ingenuity of the TV industry in fitting the campaign to TV's dimensions and the sharpness of journalists who asked last week's questions provided a genuine public service. Whatever the...
The unseasonably hot weather and Cornell's blistering early pace contributed to the varsity's downfall. Most of the Crimson performers, with the exception of Mullin, hung back until it was too late to challenge the fleeting Ithacans.
A hush settled over the House of Commons. On the benches, every member wore a black tie; the galleries were crowded with peers, ambassadors and solemn visitors. At 62, Aneurin Bevan was dead, and the House of Commons paid him homage. "He was a bonny fighter, and a chivalrous one...
The trouble is that Author Brown, noted for a good World War II novel, A Walk in the Sun, seems to have lost faith in his audience. Lest the reader miss the parallels, he tells his tale in the pidgin poetry of the conventional translator. What he has set out...