Word: mastered
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...home the husband is master. The wife undoubtedly exerts influence, especially over the children, with whom she has more contact than does her spouse, but she rarely openly challenges his commands. This is reminiscent of the condition of her even more restricted ancestor, the wife in the harem, who, even if confined and guarded all day long in the harem, intrigued to influence her husband...
...Singer Sophie Tucker on Bob Hope's All-Star Tribute to Vaudeville (NBC, March 25), Ball donned a special "fat suit." "I always admired Sophie's elegant arrogance," says Ball, who carefully practiced Tucker's mannerisms and purposeful strut across the stage. But Lucy could not master Sophie's sweeping bow. "When you take a fast bow in a fat suit, you pitch forward," she explains. "That bow almost landed me in the orchestra...
...Woodland Hastings, master of North House, said yesterday he has submitted two proposals to establish "student suites" in North House...
...LOSERS in the shuffle seem to have been the Quad masters. The Hastings recognized this and registered their opposition. Barbara G. Rosencrantz '44, master of Currier House, apparently concurred until last year when she and Oleg Grabar, then-master of North House, agreed not to oppose the end of four-year Houses if certain major renovations were instituted at the Quad...
...added, "I thought it was an abuse of power on the part of the master, but I suppose he has the power...