Word: footwork
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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With a roar, a wave of provincial protest against higher freight rates (TIME, April 12) broke last week against the federal government. For a moment the government staggered, then the skillful footwork of Mackenzie King got things right again. Because the case for higher rates, based on the railways' higher costs, was solid, the government stood pat; it ordered the new schedule to take effect immediately. Then it offered a concession...
Skilled as they are in letter-perfect footwork, the Band knows the score musically as well. Bandsmen proudly explain that "Wintergreen," their most popular number, has more to it than meets the ear and is actually a blending of 2 Harvard, 2 Yale, 1 Dartmouth, and 1 Princeton songs, all mixed in with "Of Thee I Sing" and then wafted up the aisles of the Stadium. The semicircle formation used to offset the alphabetical parade down the field is an original idea and "Wintergreen" when first heard was considered a daring innovation. People weren't sure whether concert-type arrangements...
Wimbledon's head groundsman, a connoisseur of footwork, says he can always tell who will be in the semifinals by the way the players handle their feet. He paid Jake his highest compliment: "Never made a mark on the court." Jake, in turn, summed up his appreciation of Wimbledon: "It's really high class...
...before breakfast when she can spare the time, puts in an anonymous day's work in the Economist's poky offices, over a teashop in the Strand. She is an inveterate, if slightly wistful, operagoer. She lunches and dines with politicians and economists, who admire her intellectual footwork without mistaking her for a heavyweight. She went on the BBC's board of governors last year and had to give up broadcasting...
...thousand would-be toreros milled about, practicing footwork and capework (usual cape: a shirt). Finally the first bull appeared, took a look around and lit out after the aficionados. A few, emboldened by rum, turned to meet him. As soon as the bull had dealt with them, he went after another yelling group. Once he got too close, and a hard-pressed torero leaped into a pond convenient for just such an emergency...