Word: membered
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Nehru, is "a clash of wills, not arms." But the fact of actual battle sent a shudder of passion through the subcontinent. Indian newspapers called for action, and the Indian Express asked angrily: "If New Delhi could rightly condemn the Anglo-French aggression on Egypt, thereby castigating a fellow member of the Commonwealth, what prevents it from raising its voice in protest at Peking's effort to dragoon Tibetans into submission...
...since he won the Davis Cup for the U.S. almost single-handed in Brisbane last December. This time what looked like all of Lima tumbled out to wave Peruvian flags printed with his picture and to chant themselves hoarse. The Lima Lawn Tennis Club made him an honorary life member...
...father, his seven-year-old sister and his five brothers. That afternoon at Lima's National Stadium, President Manuel Prado decorated him with the Sporting Laurel of Peru (First Degree). Olmedo posed with the Davis Cup. then played a fast exhibition match against a fellow Davis Cup team member, St. Louis' Earl Buchholz. Appropriately, Olmedo...
...team of 12 to 15 scientists. He still has no degree in physics, and his Greek accent, Greek volubility and love of passionate argument keep him an outsider. (Asked for background on Christofilos, one top U. of C. scientist remarked frostily: "Well, my contacts have been with other members of the scientific fraternity, and Christofilos really isn't a member.") Christofilos takes his position in stride. For relaxation he drives his car (a 1957 Pontiac) or plays the piano loud. "For Nick," says a colleague, "all pieces are written fortissimo...
Almost nothing is known of Bosch's life except that he was a member of a semi-monastic lay community, lived in The Netherlands in a house overlooking the marketplace of 's Hertogenbosch, married, and died in 1516. He was undoubtedly an ascetic, probably a mystic, possibly an astrologer...