Word: nils
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...class we have those teams whose academic requirements are high. In the other football 'class' we have teams from schools in which the academic requirements are practically nil," Little told the New York Football Writers Association...
...Vogue bravely, had been "especially ingenious . . . With metal and leather taken by the Army, she fastened her coats with dog leashes." In bombed-out London, British Vogue continued to publish, carried ads for "especially designed protection costumes ... of pure oiled silk . . . available in dawn, apricot, rose, amethyst, Eau de Nil green and pastel pink. The wearer can cover a distance of 200 yards through mustard gas." It also advised readers that "white acces sories are very chic in wartime. They show up well in blackouts...
...thing the nine powers failed to do in London was to make some stipulation about the style of uniform the West German army will wear. This point is not so silly as it may sound. The public relations value of the traditional German uniform (especially the helmet) is absolutely nil...
...vote for or against it, so I'll probably vote for it. That way people can't accuse me of not being loyal to my party." But he must have recounted and found a ten vote difference because, although his own convictions on the St. Lawrence were nil, he ended up by turning against the President again last week. ¶ Even New Jersey's Senator Alexander Smith, usually an Eisenhower Republican, last week displayed this same lack of party responsibility. As chairman of the Senate Labor Committee, Smith had the duty of helping steer to Senate passage...
...Franco days, said he, such composers as Falla, Turina and Oscar Espla "kept their windows open to the outer world," and wrote fine, arresting stuff. Now: "Our composers are living with their backs turned to current musical trends . . . Our standing is just about nil . . . There is only one alternative: renovation or death...