Word: plain
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...living and a taste adulterated by foreign imports. "Before the war," sighed one expert, "when you went to a country osteria, you found only wine. Today you find beer, orangeade and Coca-Cola." A good percentage of Italy's young people, according to the government survey, even prefer plain water to their elders' wine...
...million church members in the United States. By upholding released time, the Supreme Court has insured children a way to get religion without missing the democratizing benefits of public schools. The court has not shot holes in the wall separating Church and State. It has just made it plain that the wall should not be so high that Church and State should never catch a glimpse of each other. The Court has made clear what some thought, for a while, it might have forgotton: that religion and democracy have similar roots, share common beliefs, and that Americans might profit from...
...else in A Long Memory is the fine evocation of place, and the descriptions of the bleak lower depths of river life. In Thus Am I Slayn (TIME, April 5, 1948), Author Clewes flashed his talent but failed to make his meanings clear. In this book his pitch is plain. But it is possible to praise him and still raise the question that a lot of gifted minor English writers prompt: Why doesn't he tackle something bigger...
...trouble," he went on, "is that the newsreels try to compete with newspapers and television newsreels. It's plain that they can't. There will always be a two or three day lag between the event and the reel. No one wants to sit squirming in his seat as Truman talks for ten minutes on the steel situation, especially when the text of the speech can be found in any good newspaper...
...heating. There is a symbol for a bathroom; "Le w.c." says one Michelin editor professionally, "c'est très important" Aside from its stars, the Michelin guide has special symbols for restaurants-five pairs of crossed forks and spoons for a de luxe place, one for a "plain but good" restaurant. The number of tiny bottles indicates the quality of the wine cellar...