Word: nice
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Lattimore's plausible argument, which he expounded in his writings in recent years, proposed that the U.S. be nice to Chinese Communist Boss Mao Tse-tung in order to encourage him to become an Asian Tito; the U.S., suggested Lattimore, was too weak to organize an anti-Russian front in the Far East and therefore should encourage "third countries," dependent neither on Russia nor on the U.S., but open to friendly U.S. influence...
...Well, a nice mess you've got us into, with your nodding head...
...next time your Radcliffe date murmurs in your ear that a dinner at Locke-Ober's would be nice, ignore her. A recent survey discloses that the average freshman gains from 10 to 15 pounds during her first term, largely on her fare in the Annex dorms...
...think it would be far better if the HAA returned to the old system and let men try out for varsity and freshman crews free of charge. It might even be nice if the HAA invited the afflicted 105 up to its basement headquarters and then handed out 105 checks for $12.25. At any rate, the HAA should at least foot the food bill for the crew aspirants during next year's spring vacation. A man's crew aspirations should not be subject to charge...
Although with Old Master John Constable and Painter-Sculptress Barbara Hepworth, Smith is one of three artists chosen to represent Britain in Venice's big biennial next June, he still is a little dubious of his success. When pressed, he quietly admits, "It's nice to feel one is still producing all right...