Word: nice
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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That the prig is incredible-is, in fact, a mere setup for the action-matters less than that everyone else is so nice. Never were people more aggressively charming, genteelly rowdy or sweetly romantic (for Late Love has more than its share of early love). Arlene Francis and Lucile Watson do what they can to enliven things; but the play is for those who take their tea very weak, and with three lumps of sugar...
...stop." He smiled apologetically. "Symbol, you know." Then proudly, "Green Key." Friend stopped the car and Hatless raced back over a bridge or so to retrieve the woolie. He clutched it firmly. "We wear these uniforms when we meet people." "Oh," we said, "that's nice...
Pause. "They said," he tightened the belt on his bathrobe, "They said you were nice girls, but you distorted things. So we have our eyes open...
...three years ago Monro and his associates used a nice simple mathematical equation known as the "15 per cent" rule. The administrators would calculate 15 per cent of the not family income as a basic expected contribution. From this expected amount they would subtract $100 for each child in public school, and $200 for each one in private school or college. But the dean reading the folder was also expected to use his own judgment in evaluating family assets. The rule might have worked, had one person read all the applications. But with several readers all making recommendations, there...
...Since we started in 1951 there's been only one application to make rain: The Worcester Farmers' Field Day, Inc. thought it would be nice to demonstrate science over the fair grounds by having a fake storm. But the Board turned down the request. You see, they couldn't pin point it or guarantee that the rain wouldn't spread to places where other people mightn't want...