Word: odd
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...usual, gave frank, personal opinions on controversial issues: he approved a United Nations plan for partition of the Holy Land with Jewish and Arab states. He came out for abolition of the veto in the Security Council, provided a satisfactory definition of aggression were written into the charter. In odd moments, despite his full and exacting schedule, he found time to prepare his speech on foreign policy for this week's appearance at Tacoma, Wash...
...recruits will be assigned to one of the 35 settlement houses in the Boston area to act as group leaders for classes of boys from 7 to 18 in various sports and hobby-crafts. Some also may be assigned to odd-time work as bringing groups of children to ballgames and the traditional distributing of baskets on the day before Thanksgiving...
...talk much about it. From the medical angle, it isn't too dangerous to play with a stitched-up cut or a reset nose. It's the internal injuries you've got to watch." Unlike most "game" bags, the Varsity sachel bulges with an unfeathered assortment of 34-odd items ranging from salt pills and scissors to talcum powder and tongue depressors...
...shrunk to avoid the passing cars. A booming amplified voice reached his cars; it seemed to be asking questions of someone. "Where do you think you're running to? Can't you wait for the lights? Are you stupid?" Vag looked around him, and realized in terror that the odd catechism was directed at himself. But now the lights had changed, and the voice went on, "All right, move along. And wait for the light in future." Vag turned in the direction of the voice and nodded cheerfully, but all he saw was a rather hostile policeman in a booth...
...report hit at lack of ventilation, at cramped living space, and cited inadequate lighting and study facilities provided thus far by the College for the 170-odd men assigned to live on the basketball floor...