Word: graduall
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...still adamant in demanding British evacuation, the Egyptian government was acting with more restraint. It had obviously given up the reckless notion that its sorry army could push the trim, entrenched and reinforced British forces out of Suez; it was talking now of a long and gradual siege to squeeze them out. Hatreds so swiftly stirred, and so swiftly tamped down, could easily stir again; no one on either side wore a hopeful, happy face. But the West was determined to go ahead-albeit slowly, and despite Egypt's refusals-with plans for a Middle East Command in which...
...magic wand and lucid metaphor of Truman Capote, however, this odd tale about three old women--all over 60--and a boy who choose to live in a tree-house leaps into true life. Capote's success as a writer (really a poet at times) lies in his gradual revelation of the human soul through humorous colloquial expression and the simple language of the heart. The "Grass Harp", for instance, is a field of tall Indian grass which "sighs" the wisdom of people buried in a cemetery near by. Avoiding the heavy symbolism of Thomas Mann, the author shows simply...
Third Force. In a speech at Los Angeles, Dean eloquently broadened the concept. "Millions of people throughout the world . . . have feared that the only two alternatives left to mankind are gradual submission to persistent Communist encroachment ... or atomic obliteration . . . We now have the third possibility of being able to bring to bear on the aggressor himself-at the place of his aggression ... a firepower that should cancel out any numerical advantage he might enjoy ... If we can prevent all-out war by means of our strategic capability, and stop these endless nibbling aggressions with our tactical capability, we will have...
...South" by Milenko Blanc shows equally polished craftsmanship, though again the structure is tenuous. A traveller, middle-aged at 32, stops in New Orleans, where he finds himself undefineably drawn to a night-club dancer. His gradual realization of her perversity is roughly the point of the story; but it is so subtly prepared that some many miss it entirely. The effect derives from expert restraint and ambiguity, qualities that are apparent especially after a second reading...
...almost to normal. The big meat packers were beginning to slaughter again, though still less than 50% of the normal rate. The big packers still could not get top-grade beef at low enough prices; instead, they were buying grass-fed animals straight from the ranges. Even with the gradual return to normality, the trouble was far from over; feeders were still not buying animals for fattening and sale in the fall. No one could tell whether Mike Di Salle's controls would keep beef flowing to the dinner tables or bring shortages...