Word: nimbus
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...model 2-33, used primarily by flying schools and clubs for training (cost: $7,750). Schweizer also produces the popular single seater in this country, the medium-performance 1-26 (about $6,000). Competition flying is still dominated by German fiber-glass models, such as the AS-W 17, Nimbus, Kestrel and Cirrus, featuring long, albatross-like wings for higher performance. They fetch between $11,000 and $20,000. A beginner usually spends $400-$500 on lessons, though membership in a club can cut training costs in half...
...such 20th century liberal, Thomas Phillip (Tip) O'Neill, Cambridge's U.S. Representative, recently has emerged as a nationally prominent figure. While evading the nimbus of most national politicians, last month O'Neill captured the post of House majority leader without making any enemies along the way. His success is no mystery...
...While evading the nimbus of most national politicians, last month Tip O'Neill captured the post of House majority leader without making any enemies along the way. His success is no mystery...
...stripped of excuse and nimbus, a Past, subject to Judgement...
Just before Tender Is the Night was published in 1934, Scott Fitzgerald mused to his friend Gerald Murphy, who served as one of the models for Dick Diver: "It has magic. It has magic." It was indeed a seductive book, and a nimbus of equally powerful magic surrounded its author. Though Scott squandered his talent and Zelda went mad, legend still holds firmly that they were enchanted people somehow removed from the dailiness of life...