Word: frequent
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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When time machines were popular in science fiction, a frequent plot was to call up some primitive and drop him into the beehive of urban activity his old stamping grounds had become--an Iroquois in Times Square, for example. When Garcia Lorca arrived in New York in the summer of 1929 his predicament must have been similar...
...poor man's 'psychiatric couch.'" He was the voice of the poor, too, railing down the years against the Brahmins of Back Bay, State Street and Harvard. Curley's long memory bears the imprint of the Yankee sign, "No Irish Need Apply," that was so frequent in his youth. Though he had little more than a grammar-school education, self-taught James Curley sprinkled his oratory and conversation with lines from Shakespeare, Cervantes and Voltaire, all seemingly aimed at proving him the peer of any Harvardman...
Antonio Velazquez is a rarity among Mexican bullfighters. He began his career as a banderillero, became one of the best in the business, and then made the unusual transition to matador. His dramatic, risky style earned him frequent gorings, but won him little fame until one day in 1947 when he publicly announced his intention to shake off mediocrity or die, then fought so bravely that he was awarded the ears and tails of his bulls. After that the rewards of bullring success came quickly. He had money in the bank, flashy cars, a portfolio of apartment-house investments...
Ever since the Korean war the U.S. has maintained an embargo on Red China trade and pressured allies into limiting their business with the Reds. The embargo has been effective; the pressure has drawn frequent complaints, notably from Britain and Japan. Mindful of the complaints, newsmen pricked up their ears at President Eisenhower's press conference last week when Ike launched on a sympathetic defense of the Japanese viewpoint...
...works on comeback plans twelve hours a day, openly confers with visiting plotters. In his off moments, he strolls through a nearby park or motors through the countryside with his roommates, a blonde actress named Isabelita Martinez, a black poodle named Canela, and a white poodle named Picha. A frequent guest is Laureano Vallenilla Lanz, Venezuelan Minister of the Interior...