Word: ille
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...This is a crucial phase of the war, one which a weak or ill-prepared power could lose. But it is not the decisive stage of a war between well-prepared major powers; it does not determine the final outcome of the war between them...
...rather flat role of Happy, Robert Blackwell seems ill-at-ease at moments and rarely does his characterization catch fire. The role of Charley, the nextdoor neighbor, is carried by John Coe with a sure touch and necessary comic relief. However, he rushes through the beautiful and poignant requiem quite wastefully and thus loses some of the cathartic effect of the play...
...this picture of the defeated bishop: "He now lives in a two-room Budapest apartment with his wife, two daughters and two grandchildren. Wearing an old grey sweater, as grey as his face, and smoking too much, Ordass manages to speak serenely despite the fact that he is obviously ill. He may or may not get a pension from the government. But his wife, who is suffering from asthma, recently learned how to make artificial flowers, and the family is expected to live on the proceeds of that work. Lajos Ordass is an unforgettable figure, reading his Bible...
With quiet force, the authors repeat familiar indictments: "We must recognize that in many areas our educational facilities are poor and our educational effort slovenly. Our schools are overcrowded, understaffed and ill-equipped." Some statistics: by 1969 there will be 50% to 70% more high-school students than present schools can accommodate; by 1975 college enrollments will be doubled or tripled. The need for teachers is enormous; yet industries and Government outbid the universities for graduates who might become college teachers. And all too often programs to train precollege teachers are so "rigid, formalistic and shallow" that they "drive away...
...thing that holds up orders is a tug of war between toolmakers and their customers over price. Since the last general rises in 1956, makers have not changed listed prices. But a lot of secret deals are being made. Said Greenlee Brothers & Co. of Rockford, Ill. (metal and wood working tools): "In the last few weeks we've had more inquiries about orders than in the previous five months. From all the haggling over price, obviously prices are being shaved all around...