Word: freer
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Passing our Vietnam exam won't get you a deferment from the Army," it says. Failing it won't put you in a jungle But maybe thinking through our questions will make you a little shakerer, a little freer...and a little of your own conscience...
...argued that the states can seize a larger role without diminishing the power of the federal government. "The states simply have to be involved in the planning programs before they're passed by Congress and then given a freer hand in improving them," he said...
...period from about 1763 to 1767 Copley developed a heavier impasto and a freer abbreviated brush stroke which is highly reminiscent of the late portraiture of Frans Hals. By 1765, Copley finally had his technique under control; his work became more straightforward and simple as if clearing away the unnecessary baggage in preparation for a new excursion...
...paintings from Copley's early years in England are perhaps his best. Building on the skill that emerged during his last years in America, his brush became even freer, the paint more heavily modelled, and the stroke stronger and more concise. In the beginning he occupied himself as a portraitist to support his family and get himself established. But soon he had an opportunity to embark on a career as a painter of historical scenes when he was commissioned to paint well known Watson an the Shark. That work was followed by the Death of the Earl of Chatham...
Tame Squirrels. Actually, Faulkner was at his best when he was informal. He wrote letters to the editor of the Oxford (Miss.) Eagle on such matters as a campaign to legalize the sale of beer ("Yours for a freer Oxford, where publicans can be law-abiding publicans six days a week"), he reported that a hit-run driver had killed his bird dog ("His name was Pete. He was just a dog, a 15-month-old pointer"), and he took an ad to thank the mayor for removing a sign that had been posted near his gate. In a tartly...