Word: occasional
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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On the shores of Lake Titicaca in the Peruvian Andes where my wife and I are making anthropological studies of the Aymara Indians, we had occasion to attend one of their ceremonies which was designed to placate an important spirit. In deference to our presence, the Indian medicine men made...
Eden took Molotov under a large black umbrella and led the way to nearby motor cars. The Mirror photographer got pictures of the great occasion which were "officially confiscated." Police officials regarded the lamb story with strong suspicion, grilled the photographer and conducted a discreet inquiry of the entire Mirror...
The House rustled and started to rise, but stopped when the familiar white thatch of Lloyd George bobbed up from a front bench on the fight for the historic occasion's last word:
The U.S. and democracy rolled back a sneak offensive of Argentina and totalitarianism last week. The occasion: a conference on "Coordination of Police & Judicial Measures," called to implement resolutions of the Rio Conference. The scene: the hall of Buenos Aires' democratically elected Municipal Council, which the Castillo regime had...
Vag yawned and laened back in the somewhat precarious copy-desk seat. The typewriter paper looked neat but naked with its little "ed 1" in the upper right hand corner. What could one say about Commencement? Where could one find thoughts weighty enough for that solemn occasion? Vag felt as...