Word: handed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Russians have the capability of testing nuclear warheads without detection in outer space, getting telemetered results much as they did from their moon shots. "We haven't quite lost this fight yet." said one knowledgeable nuclear scientist. "But we're in the position of having tied one hand behind our back and handed the other guy a ball...
...midst of the curbstone babble, a Brooklyn cab driver shrugged: "It's a corrupt city. You gotta expect things like this. Everybody in this city has his hand out. Everybody's takin'. Nobody's givin...
...earned the undying scorn of the Boston sportswriters (and perhaps also some gratitude for providing copy) by leaving two of their darlings, Chet Boulris and Bill Gundy, off the first team. SI, on the other hand, took the easy way out of the halfback problem and named a twelve-man team, with Boulris, Crouthamel, and Fred Doelling at halfback, saying that the three were "inseparable." Boulris, Crouthemal, and Doelling might deny this with some heat...
...union has demanded an immediate 25 cents hourly wage hike, although its members presently receive $2.51 an hour plus fringe benefits, highest in the nation. The transit authorities, on the other hand, have proposed nine pages of work rule changes designed to save $2 million annually, and will probably refuse to grant another wage boost...
...seems to be his wit; this is sad since his wit is less honed than that of his wife, whose part is a bit overplayed by Sarah Cunningham. Carnovsky's magnificent outbursts take on meaning from his more frequent displays of quiet resignation before wife's and fate's hand: "Did I say no?" he asks, seeking reconciliation. "The only thing was I didn't say yes loud enough...." This is a tremendously funny play. But the humor is warm, so close to life that it could not possibly be transmitted without the people. The humor exists in the tangled...