Word: leans
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...words to Committeeman David Dennison, an Ohio Republican, who listened intently, broke into a grin and interrupted the testimony of Witness Arthur S. Flemming, president of Ohio Wesleyan University. "The White House." said Dennison, "has officially announced the appointment of Mr. Flemming as Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare." Lean, painfully shy Arthur Flemming blinked in surprise, glanced hastily around the room as if in fear that there might be embarrassing applause. "Thank you, sir," he replied. "That's news...
...take him out in the seventh or eighth round," said Lightweight Champion Joe Brown just before he climbed into the ring in Houston to defend his title against nimble, light-punching Challenger Ralph Dupas. As good as his word, the lean Louisiana Negro put Dupas on the deck three times in the eighth, finally stepped back politely to let Referee Jimmy Webb announce what everyone in the arena already knew: Brown was still the boss of the 135-lb. division...
...Bridge on the River Kwai. Winner of seven Academy Awards as 1957's best picture by the year's best director (David Lean) with the year's best actor (Alec Guinness)-a magnificent war story (TIME...
...Dell never had a chance, as Junta achieved three break-throughs, holding his own service easily to win, 6-1. Dell, however, rallied in the fourth game of the next set, when, trailing 1-2, he held his service after Junta had picked up a 40-15 advantage. The lean Yale sophomore took the next four games and the set, 6-2. When he jumped away to a 3-1 lead in the third set, it looked as though he would go all the way. But Junta refused to quit, and, calling on reserve amazing for one who was playing...
...Bridge on the River Kwai. Winner of seven Academy Awards as 1957's best picture by the year's best director (David Lean) with the year's best actor (Alec Guinness)-a magnificent story of the horror and the glory of war (TIME...