Word: minor
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...bright side of this mid-century picture, however, was the expense list of the average student. Instruction, Library, and room fees totaled a mere $90, while board for 72 weeks was $73.50. Minor expenses such as wood for rooms in the winter and "a servant to make fires and polish boots" were likewise small...
...Convention" met in Seoul to denounce U.S. occupation measures. One speaker brought the house down with a report on World War II. Gist of the report: when Germany was near collapse in 1944, the U.S. jumped into the European war for spoils. After ineffectual skirmishes by U.S. troops on minor South Pacific islands, Russia staggered Japan with tremendous blows by the mighty Red Army...
From the opening blasts of the trombone choir to the contrapuntal majesties of the Sanctus and the serene Agnus Dei, Bach's B Minor took nearly three hours. During the 45-minute intermission the choir drank coffee and the audience gossiped over Cokes...
...picture. A patriotic parish priest (Aldo Fabrizi) plays the major role, sheltering and aiding underground agents until he is betrayed by a local girl to the Nazis and put before a firing squad. The Nazis are routine screen villains. The priest, the girl, the principal partisans and a dozen minor characters play their parts with newsreel-like simplicity and telling realism...
Chicago's Democratic Boss Ed Kelly, discussing the controversy raised by the Pauley appointment, defended the President in oddly pragmatic terms: "These are minor things compared to the big things and if we have prosperity they'll all be ironed out. These are chaotic times, and Mr. Truman is a good chaotic governor in that he's matched to the times. He's trying to let water find its level. When it does, everything will be fine...