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Word: nicely (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...hearts. You know how it is. The prince has everything -position, money, looks. The women never let him alone for five minutes, and not only ordinary women, society women, too." The boss's bride-to-be, he had concluded, is "a lovely, simple girl. She's nice in spite of being a movie star, never paints or wears a lot of diamonds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: People, Jan. 31, 1949 | 1/31/1949 | See Source »

After hours of such talk, the Senate passed the salary bill (68 to 9). It was as nice a raise as anyone would get in the U.S. in 1949. The same bill raised the Vice President's and the Speaker's salaries from $20,000 to $30,000, and gave them each $10,000 in tax-free expense money to boot. The House passed the bill this week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Down to Business | 1/24/1949 | See Source »

...With White Stuff. It was a nice, orderly trial. There was a little stir when people saw Goldwasser come in-him a white man-holding Amy's arm, and carrying Amy's baby. One farmer couldn't help saying out loud: "Don't that make you sick?" But it was sort of comical too. The defense made Goldwasser a witness; this enabled them to send him outside the courtroom as soon as the trial started...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GEORGIA: Justice In Toombs County | 1/24/1949 | See Source »

Here & there the show has a nice rowdy zip, but oftener it is just brassy and unkempt. Its purple-lighted torch songs and arty anatomical dances have a bygone, almost burlesque air about them; its way of joking is as familiar as its jokes. As a result, several talented people have a lot of trouble proving that they are. Handsome Crooner Carol Bruce can only be huskily banal; Nancy Walker is amusingly tough at times, but in general the going is tougher. Amid so much theatrical wet wash, only Hank Ladd's slow easy patter seems properly laundered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: New Revue in Manhattan, Jan. 24, 1949 | 1/24/1949 | See Source »

...writing to you to tell you thank-you for those presents. gee that party wase so nice wish we could have one every day. my presents were so nice. and the goodies were good too. When Claudia broke the bag the nuts came tumbling down on my head. the chair game was nice too. poor me got left out. all the teachers was nice to us. and all the teachers were pretty too. I had presents for some of the teachers too and I was going to give the teacher one next year to. but I did not know where...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Four Youngsters Storm Briggs Hall To Demand Repeat of Xmas Party | 1/19/1949 | See Source »

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