Word: mild
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...evening, after a mild Scotch, he eats a solitary dinner, wishing she were there with him to enjoy the Russian caviar and the really excellent Burgundy. Later, after reading a few chapters of Ian Fleming, he glances at his Swiss watch and realizes it is time for bed. Who needs technology...
...elevator bank. Something is always moving, nothing is ever out of control. The color is warm, the performances are solid, the talk is sensible-much more sensible, in fact, than it was in the novel. Paying guests will have a pleasant stay in this Hotel, and experience a mild but genuine regret at checkout time...
...Whither Tending." His major surprise-and it was a mild one-was his request for a surcharge of 6% on both corporate and individual income taxes to go into effect July 1 and last for two years, or less if the Viet Nam war ends. Beyond that, the speech was cautious and uncontroversial...
Philosophical Bond. Those were mild words indeed from a man who first gained national attention three years ago by brandishing a pistol and a pickax handle in the face of Negroes seeking to eat in his Pickrick restaurant-and then closed it rather than serve them...
Oxman calls the Grad ICC "obdurate," and that seems a mild epithet. He sees no chance for the enactment of his proposal to liberalize Bicker unless there is a radical change in the nature of Princeton's alumni. And there does seem to be a change coming somewhere on the horizon...