Word: mildly
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...members of the Labor Party who received the mild-looking lawyer into their ranks in 1929 could not suspect what a political hellion he would turn out to be. His militant leftism reached a climax when, in the years 1937-39, he tried to ally Laborites with Communists in a Popular Front. The Labor Party booted...
...Princeton non-cheering section seats for sale--see Vag"--read the notice on the bulletin board. Vag had tacked up the little scraggly sign not without a mild sense of guilt. What, he asked himself, was his reason for cancelling plans for a rollicking post hour-exam weekend? Why was he contriving to miss a Harvard football game for the first time in two seasons...
...Chairman Ernest T. Weir, "there would be no profit under present costs." (Prewar break-even point of U.S. steel: 48%.) Though most businessmen keep their break-even points to themselves, they were plainly worried lest a small drop in volume lead to a big profit drop. Thus, even a "mild" recession might be something like a depression for many companies...
...What's more, she gets an even crueler comeuppance, without (as far as the camera can see) having much fun earning it. During the 140 minutes of the movie the famous hussy is never even kissed hard enough to jar an eyelash loose; and it comes as a mild shock when she suddenly announces her pregnancy...
...weather: Sunny and mild today with the highest temperature about 40 degrees. Increasing cloudiness tonight and tomorrow...