Word: nice
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Communist-controlled East Germany are worse. East Berliners who work in Communist government offices sign an undertaking not to enter West Berlin, but others manage short visits. "Whenever we have the time, my wife and I take a quick stroll across the border to look at all the nice cars, dresses, shoes and good food on display," said an East German mechanic last week. "If I could not do this, I would flee...
...disenchanted mood was due in great part to the fact that none of the "Geneva spirit" has warmed Berlin; in fact, Adenauer's visit to Moscow and the resultant emphasis on "two Germanys" seemed to Berliners to put reunification even farther in the distance. "It was nice of the Bundestag to visit us," said a West Berliner. "But what can they...
...contradictory evidence, Dr. Page offers a moderate summation: too much fat in the diet and too little are both bad. Anything below 15% is dangerous (he tried it himself for a year and found that he lost weight, energy and equanimity). Current U.S. levels are needlessly high. A nice balance: 25%. And he sees no decisive difference in the effects of vegetable and animal fats...
...were drawn out. Some formed gangs to kill and rob those too weak to resist. Others performed Christian acts that went well beyond the everyday call of charity. Outside the walls, not unlike concentration camp commanders of other centuries, Captain Wirz lived with his pleasant wife and nice children, spoke English with his heavy German accent, and to the end insisted that he was a good man who had done the best he could...
...That was a nice day," Joan concludes, recalling the Dauphin's coronation. Inspired writing, acting, graphic art and music have been combined magnificently to make The Lark not only a nice, but a thoroughly refreshing day for the American theater...