Word: greatest
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...said that the greatest problem which the communists face is improving conditions in the overcrowded and unorganized cities...
People who have seen him in action call him the greatest one-man show this side of Winston Churchill. He has Churchill's sense of being on intimate terms with history. He also has his sense of danger and drama. He wraps himself in thundering generalities; he sometimes sounds, annoyingly, as though he had just received a special briefing from heavenly quarters. But few people come away without the conviction that he is a great...
...some in the back could hardly hear: "I knew it would be hard to separate myself from you, my public, and my dear orchestra. But let's be happy that we have had 25 years together. Let's be happy that we have worked and created the greatest orchestra in the world...
...close friends at lunch at the Savoy, Conductor Beecham got into a vivace finale. After the toastmaster had read telegrams from Jan Sibelius and Richard Strauss, he roared, "Where's the one from Mozart?" When one speaker said Sibelius had once remarked that Beecham was the "greatest living conductor," Sir Thomas chirped "Hear! Hear...
...corporations turned in more first-quarter earnings reports last week, their performance so far this year looked better & better. General Motors Corp. reported sales of $1.2 billion, the greatest in history. So were its profits: at $136.7 million (v. $96.4 million in 1948-3 first quarter), they were running at $1.5 million...