Word: mildly
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Herself celebrated for claw-sharp quotes, Dorothy surprised the cast with her gentleness. With Evans, she fled the theater between acts to avoid stares by the curious, acknowledged compliments with a mild "Bless you." Said one actress: "She's sweet. She's even shy. She's a love...
Cores & Muddles. Whether the uproar had suddenly caused the conferees to change their minds or whether they had hoped to sell their cause by moderation in the first place, the conference itself got under way on a deceptively mild note. At first, the show might easily have been mistaken for an election rally for Henry Wallace, where the party line was pushed, but not too obviously. In fact, the National Council of the Arts, Sciences and Professions, which sponsored the conference, had also espoused Wallace's candidacy. Dr. Harlow Shapley, Harvard astronomer and chairman of N.C.A.S.P., a veteran advocate...
...around the walls, even over the bar mirror, tasteful, powder-blue signs proclaimed in red letters: "Spring is here and so is the 5? beer." The early birds drank and took their change in mild disbelief. The nickel wasn't obsolescent after all. The word spread. Sam's bar & grill started to bulge like Madison Square Garden on fight night. People drank, shook hands with strangers and sang...
...Book" describes the thoughts and experiences of a young veteran during his first--and last--year as an instructor at The Academy Fortunately gifted with more than a little insight and maturity, Guy Hudson unsuccessfully bucks the sham and hypocrisy of the school's ingrown existence, causing a mild upheaval in the Faculty. He is all too glad to leave The Academy in June with his pregnant sweetheart (a teacher at the neighboring Girls' School...
Bert thinks his rowers will be in good form when they meet MIT Saturday, April 23, thanks largely to the early outdoor start the mild winter allowed. There was plenty of outdoor fall practice, as well as winter workouts in the tank, but it's the springtime work on the Charles that means most. During spring vacation Haines three shells plan to row twice daily...