Word: nevertheless
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...some of the tales are genuinely clever and sharp, and nearly all are polished--even if the New Yorkeresque polish occasionally creates glib effects. Nevertheless, the styles are usually at least as effective as the contents. The bright opening sentences, for instance, nearly all dig directly into the black heart of whatever is the matter: Being a murderer myself...
...weeks had Dwight Eisenhower looked so well: his color was good, his step quick. Nevertheless, health-conscious Washington buzzed with rumor. Under congressional consideration, but likely to advance nowhere, were proposals for firmly certifying presidential disability and transferring presidential functions to the Vice President (including an Administration recommendation advanced by Attorney General Herbert Brownell Jr., delegating responsibility for the decision to the Cabinet). The hubbub prompted a blunt question at the President's press conference: Was Ike planning to resign? Replied the President coldly: "The worst rot that I have heard since I have been in this office." There...
...illustrated lecture business. His subject, "My Story of the Commonwealth Tour," sounded a bit dull, and his audience-2,000 teen-agers imported by the Ministry of Education's Imperial Institute from schools in London and the Home Counties-was not the easiest kind to handle. Nevertheless, from the minute His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, opened his mouth, he had his captive audience captivated...
...assume this allegation refers to the findings of the A.E.C. Personnel Security Board which in 1954 denied Dr. Oppenheimer security clearance. One of the counts against him in the majority opinion found his moral character defective because in one instance he had lied to the security officers.... Nevertheless, it is worth recalling the nature and circumstances of the incident. Dr. Oppenheimer was approached by a friend, Prof. Haakon Chevalier, while he was director of the atomic research program at Los Alamos, who suggested that it might be a good idea to keep our Russian allies abreast of the progress...
...difficult time getting enough talent to cover the weak parts of the book and music. He made good use of his few really good cast members, but there were always too many people involved on stage for the efforts of a few to keep the whole show bouncing. Nevertheless, those who delight in Gilbert and Sullivan will enjoy most of The Pirates of Penzance, while the less addicted will find it less than enjoyable...