Word: mood
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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When the experts got around to discussing specific paintings, the fog really shut down. Hung for their consideration was Joán Miró's Person Throwing a Stone at a Bird. Looking at it, James Johnson Sweeney led off with: "Let's take the mood first. The mood is gay. The mood...
...fitting skin worn during six years of John Bracken's bumbling leadership. In his farewell address, pedestrian John Bracken argued that to get anywhere, the Tory party must become "a crusading party dedicated to the welfare of the ordinary man and woman." That was not the mood of the convention. Said Acting Chairman M. Grattan O'Leary (of the Ottawa Journal), as he shut off the polite applause for Bracken: "Ladies & gentlemen, we come back now to the hard realities of the business before...
...Little won't say that he expects to win today, but the Columbia coach who sent his charges through a workout in the Stadium yesterday was in a far more buoyant mood than the man who was preparing for a clash with Rutgers a week...
...phenomenon of Harry Truman's reception might be explained by the U.S. citizen's sympathy for the underdog, by his admiration for spunkiness, or by just plain curiosity. The other phenomenon could be explained by the agreeable mood of the country. The country was fat and happy...
...philosopher. "A single speech may found a national reputation," but "one mistake may be magnified into a catastrophe. A succession of eloquent and moving broadcasts during the war helped Mr. Churchill to win fame and influence . . . The war over, a single broadcast, out of tune with the spirit and mood of the people, brought disaster...