Word: nils
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...with their presence rather than by pursuing their convictions, let me simply say that I agree it is a good life. But also a bit like being one of the warriors in the Washington parks. The posture is heroic; the sword is being waved; but, alas, the movement is nil...
...awakened out of my reverie by a raucous voice shouting in my ear. "Iced Coke--Hot chocolate!" The electric time clock at the end of the horseshoe flashed to its final reading--00.00. The referee's whistle blew. The contestants withdrew. A score of nil-nil was generally adjudged by the cognoscenti to be as good as could have been hoped...
...Well, most of my published writings have been rather impressionistic so I thought I'd try Tartaglia's seminar in analysis." "Analysis" could mean mathematics, literature or psychology; hence the danger in using a real name (your Hum 5 section man's) is nil...
...Untouchables. In its 21-story Houston headquarters, the Prudential Insurance Co. of America has reduced losses to almost nil by providing a locker with a key for every employee. But that smacks a bit of the gymnasium. Manhattan's Bankers Trust Building has four closed-circuit TV cameras scanning entrances and exits, and the new Pan Am building will soon have 15. Security measures elsewhere include everything from platoons of uniformed guards and plainclothes detectives to hidden still cameras, electric-eye alarm systems, fluorescent dusting powder (guilty fingers glow under fluorescent lamps after dipping into petty cash), identification passes...
...been put in the back cell that night along with them. However, one of the witnesses admitted that he fell asleep immediately when he got into the cell, and the other, who works for ex-Sheriff Screws, admitted that he was too drunk. The effect of their testimony was nil...