Word: knacks
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Unfortunately, he had no knack for rhymed comedy and little gift for seduction, but that did not stop him from trying. To drive himself on, he noted tactical maneuvers with military precision, e.g., the sneak attack camouflaged by an embrace verging on strangulation, accompanied by the lover's deceptively shy whimpering (noted Henri: "If you go about the business calmly, you can't fail"). He also jotted down guiding principles: "Heroes have intervals of fear, poltroons moments of bravery, and virtuous women moments of weakness." But the weak moments came when Henri was not about and his amorous...
Aronson yesterday named four assistant managers for 1954-55, one more than last year. The four are: Robert S. Dills '57, of Wichita, Kan., and Leverett House; Wallson G. Knack '57, of Rochester, N.Y., and Winthrop House; William B. Pennell '57, of Mineral Ridge, Ohio, and Leverett House; and Bernard A. Wiseblatt '57, of Dorchester and Leverett House...
...common man's" year (which seems always to be leap year). Author Douglas almost immediately slogs down in pompous, naive paragraphs about public libraries, workmen's compensation, irrigation. Notwithstanding a few well-phrased obiter dicta on civil rights, he simply does not have the Alma-knack...
Munro, although plagued by a lack of reserves, has assembled a strong starting lineup. The halfbacks, especially center half Stacy Holmes and Captain Carey McIntosh, have had the knack of breaking up opponents' rushes before they gain momentum...
...dozens of occasions, Curtice has displayed his knack for picking automotive winners. In 1940 he brought out the first two-tone car. In 1948, for a special investment bankers' show, Curtice ordered a Buick combining the all-weather protection of a coupe with the sporty look of a convertible. The car was the Buick Riviera, the nation's first mass-produced hardtop convertible, a style that proved so popular that it now accounts for 54% of Buick's sales...