Word: perfect
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...64th birthday last week, Harry Truman's weight was a perfect 174, his blood pressure normal, his metabolism good. His hair was greying, his face showed the years; but his physician, Brigadier General Wallace Graham, pronounced him as fit as ever...
...likes to read between races ? usually bestselling novels). Sometimes, when another rider has done something in a race he doesn't like, his dander rises and he tosses equipment around the room. He can swear as proficiently as any jockey, but when the occasion calls he can speak perfect parlor English...
...survey, conducted for the Society by W. Blanchard Lynn '45 1G, asked over 550 students in the College for their views on politics and international and domestic policies. Its sponsors claim that the group is a near-perfect representation of the student body...
...Moscow, Marshal Nikolai A. Bulganin issued the Order of the Day for May Day. Said he: "The entire personnel of our armed forces are obliged steadfastly to perfect their military knowledge, to master new military technique, to increase their vigilance . . ." For emphasis, the Red Army displayed new, long-range, B-29-type bombers in larger numbers than Moscow had ever seen before...
...Schaefer, flute, Uni Sprengling, violin, and Noel Lee, piano, worked well together, particularly in the second movement. The combination of piano and flute is never a very happy one; separately, however, both were played professionally. With absolute balance between the two instruments, the duo of flute and violin was perfect...