Word: hides
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...TIME, Dec. 30: I wish to take my hat off to Harold Stassen, who seemed to be not afraid of admitting his political aspirations nor the formulation of a policy to meet the problems confronting us today. A kick in the pants to those would-be leaders who . . . hide behind an open door until they have sensed public sentiment...
Malaria's cause is known: a tiny animalcule injected by a mosquito's sting. But no one knows what makes the disease so hard to cure permanently. Parasitologists think it is because the malaria bug knows how to hide: even when the bloodstream has been cleared by an antimalarial drug, the organism may remain in body tissues, lying low for new attacks. If scientists could grow the parasite in a test tube and find out exactly what makes it tick, they would be well along toward wiping out malaria...
That last sigh was drowned out by the fanfare of Wallace's first editorial, full of brave, sometimes disjointed rhetoric. Wrote Wallace: "I prefer to accept the willingness of the Soviet leaders to think more and more in democratic terms. . . . We cannot hide the weaknesses in our democracy. If we take steps to overcome these weaknesses, then I believe the Russians, believing in the genuineness of our democracy, will move toward greater political freedom...
...lion tamer. The cage was in his backyard outside Peoria. Dick had just come out of the house in an old felt hat and a checkered woolen shirt. He looked more like a leathery, slow-moving farmer. But that was because you couldn't see much of his hide. He'd been working with cat acts for 30 years and he had scars all over him. Doctors had taken 118 stitches in his back and dozens more in his arms and legs...
Traubel's personal wardrobe consists of mannishly tailored suits and simple dresses which make no attempt to hide her broad shoulders. Says Adrian: "We attract as little attention as possible to her bust. Her great bulk is disguised by making lines run up and down...