Word: lifted
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...punt for Reagan is a real offensive weapon, because he is especially adept at catching the opposition napping with a quick boot over the safety man's head. Reagan will take a chance on anything, and his daredevil plays and blazing speed will lift Crimson followers on their seats many times Saturday...
Despite its genuine humanity, its touches of humor and moments of drama, They Knew What They Wanted is sometimes awkward, fumbling, slow-moving; and the present production brings out the worst in it. Where the original company gave it the lift that a fine orchestra can give to a fairly good piece of music, the present company gives it the drubbing of a high-school band. Pathetic gags meant to reveal the simple natures of the characters are played for comedy lines. June Walker is a likable if unimpressive heroine, but Giuseppe Sterni's only virtue is his authentic...
...slog back into the line, still dopey with fatigue. "You fired till the rifle got too hot to handle; then you opened the bolt and blew down the barrel and let it cool, resting your face on your extended arm, waiting. You got so you were afraid to lift your head again to fire. . . . And then you suddenly awoke to the fact that you had been asleep in the line itself...
Sept. 25: "All of us ... must take off our hats to the defenders of the Polish capital. . . . The kind of bravery shown by these soldiers in their capital city gives your own spirit a certain lift...
...particularly difficult or disliked undertaking, give more help than is needed. (Mother helped Junior lift...