Word: partner
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Harold Macmillan's airy pronouncement shocked Adenauer and strained their new-found friendship. Caught up in defense-policy differences with his European partner De Gaulle and cut off from Washington by U.S. campaign-time preoccupations, der Alte had taken to Macmillan during their Bonn meeting last August and vastly admired Macmillan's leonine stand against Communism at the U.N. But in the private correspondence that had begun to flow copiously between the two men, there was no hint in Macmillan's last letter that he was about to go hallooing off again for the delectable mountains...
...couple's sexual compatibility, says Dr. Linden, is disastrous: "Although sexual relations with the husband may have been reasonably satisfactory early in the marriage, they deteriorate into a mere 'chore' or 'duty' for the wife . . . Stripped of his aggressiveness, the husband becomes a passive partner; he loses interest in making the sex act satisfying for his wife. He wants her to seduce him.'' Sexstarved, the frigid woman often gravitates into extramarital affairs, from which she gains intense sexual enjoyment. "There is nothing organically wrong with the frigid wife,'' explains Linden...
...Brussels auction last year, Antique Dealer Victor van Uytrecht noticed two handsome 18th century bronze busts of Roman soldiers in coats of mail. He bought them and took them back home to Namur. There, Van Uytrecht's partner and stepson noticed that one of the heads seemed a bit loose. When he tried to tighten it, the bust came apart. Inside was a wooden box, bound with red silk bands and heavy seals, inscribed Cap. S. Felicis...
...coach Bruce Munro's defensive woes, Sandy Corteal, Morgan's fullback partner, has not been kicking the ball well in recent outings. And goalies Bob Forbush and John Adams have not been equal to the increased bombardment...
...brassiere end of the business quickly eclipsed the dresses. Maidenform was founded in 1923 with Mrs. Rosenthal's husband William as a partner. It grew fast, especially in the 1930s, when fashions forsook the boyish look. Mr. Rosenthal designed the brassieres and Mrs. Rosenthal handled the sales and financing. Maidenform pioneered in mass production, time studies and special machinery to make brassieres. During World War II, recalls Mrs. Rosenthal, "we got priority because women workers who wore an uplift were less fatigued than others...