Word: height
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...said the magazine in a full-page expose, is to make people forget why Joe and Tom had to die in Korea, how [Americans] are cashing in throughout West Germany, and about the rising cost of living . . . Not by coincidence did this appeal to the nerves begin at the height of the American presidential election: it was a maneuver to remove the last vestiges of the voters' freedom of choice. Neither is it by coincidence that the Western press is devoting so much attention to this 'star' now at a time when Adenauer is openly rearming . . . During...
Skidding Lancia. The second day's docket called for two laps, from Oaxaca over lofty, roller-coaster roads to Puebla (252.9 miles), then a short (79.5 miles), nightmare stretch girdling a volcano at a height of nearly two miles and then plunging in murderous curves down to Mexico City. Again the Lancias led the pack, and Italy's "King of the Mountains," Piero Taruff, relishing his favorite sort of terrain, hung up lap records of 88 m.p.h. on the long leg, 102.8 m.p.h. on the treacherous short one. Late that night, in a hospital far back...
...built still another airplane, the 52, and after days of taxiing and trying the controls he got its flimsy, bicycle-wheel undercarriage off the ground, and began trying to learn to fly. After eight minutes in the air he tried a turn; the S-2 crashed from a height of 80 feet and was completely ruined. Sikorsky limped away from the wreck to try again...
...this year are shorter, so shoes are lower. The very high heel is frequently replaced by the capezio-type heel, about an inch shorter in height but just as narrow. Kid with a French accent as well as black suede are dressiest. Toes are semi-pointed to make large feet look smaller...
...captain, Actor Guinness is consistently at the height of his own special comedy style. Appearing to be acting not at all, he creates a sort of emotional vacuum at the center of his role into which the spectator's feelings are drawn. Guinness always waits that extra moment until his audience sees what obviously must be done, and then he does it, almost as if he were taking direction from his public. It is a remarkably effective technique, and never more so than when he unexpectedly crosses the audience...