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Word: pars (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...lyrics were written by Richard Wilbur, with help from John LaTouche, Dorothy Parker, Miss Hellman and Leonard Bernstein. They are about on a par with the libretto. Most of the songs like "The Best of All Possible Worlds" and "Eldorado," play upon Voltairean cliches with repetition and insipidity...

Author: By Jonathan Beecher, | Title: Candide | 11/1/1956 | See Source »

Against Dartmouth, a game the Yardlings lost in the last period, 6-0, Margarita commented, "we were very definitely not up to par. We missed Boulris' passing ability and we didn't have the necessary depth in the line." Boulris will be ready for this Saturday's game with Brown...

Author: By James W. B. benkard, | Title: LINING THEM UP | 11/1/1956 | See Source »

...English, who cling to the belief that if something awkward is ignored, it will go away. Gerald Middleton, handsome, sixtyish and a kind of historian emeritus among English medievalists, has long repressed a suspicion that the 1912 discovery of the Melpham Tomb was a grandiose hoax on a par with Piltdown Man. The remains of a 7th century Christian bishop named Eorpwald had been found in the tomb. But in the coffin rested a shockingly priapic fertility idol. Ever since, disconcerted historians had been trying to adjust their theories to this evidence that the good bishop had relapsed into paganism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Carnival of Humbug | 10/29/1956 | See Source »

...season with a knee injury, it will have number two man Dave Norris in top shape and a constantly improving Jim Schlaeppi backing up Reider. Rounding out the Crimson lineup are Ralph Perry, Bill Thompson, Bob Holmes, Bill Morris, John Read, Dick Wharton, and physically sub-par Captain Dave McLean...

Author: By William C. Sigal, | Title: Cross Country Team Will Meet Weak Dartmouth Varsity Today | 10/26/1956 | See Source »

...common disorder of the human heart, reported Dr. James H. Wible and colleagues of Detroit's Wayne University College of Medicine. Called "Elgiloy," the metal is formed into a valvelike flap and covered with nylon. The surgeon fits it into the heart in place of a sub-par mitral or aortic valve. Within 48 hours normal tissue begins to grow around it, in about two weeks completely encloses it. The metal is expected to retain its springiness beyond the patient's life expectancy. ¶Because certain cancers take up phosphorus more readily than healthy tissues do, a University...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Short Cuts | 10/22/1956 | See Source »

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