Word: performances
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Time for Commas. Meanwhile, the new President had begun to perform the chores of his new office with characteristic whirlwind energy-swearing in new Cabinet ministers (mostly old pols), mobilizing advisers both American and Filipino (a much higher grade of men) and firing orders like a drill sergeant...
...preliminary meet, Coach Bill Brooks will launch his Crimson freshmen against their Bruin opponents, and if the Yardlings perform as well as the varsity is expected to, two Brown teams will leave the Blockhouse with no more victories than the one they bring...
Speaking recently, Hershey discounted reports of critical shortages of engineers and scientists resulting from military demands. He "unshakenly" advocated the idea that "the question as to military service is not whether the young man is to perform, but when he is to perform...
Last spring, at 66, Composer Ilgenfritz died without hearing whether or not the Met liked his operas. But he saw to it that the opera would not forget about them: he left the Met the bulk of his estate on condition that it would perform one of them. Last week an inventory of the estate was filed, and it appeared that the Met was in line for some $150,000 if it met Composer Ilgenfritz' condition...
...even though the Corporation has refused to fire Professor Furry he does not think it would hire him now. "At a great university," he said, "there is a tremendous distinction between what the standards are for hiring and the standards for firing. A man may indeed hold opinions and perform actions which the university considers deplorable and wrong. It will, nevertheless, maintain him. Yet, in general, a university will only hire a man whom they think at the time will make the greatest contribution to the university and to the country...