Word: pleasant
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...perennial of the concert platform, the "delightful" song about a timid or a talkative lover, which ends with an exasperated little yelp from the singer (and polite titters from the old ladies in the audience). On a balmy night in Barcelona, a few of these songs might have been pleasant; it was, in fact, a chilly evening in Cambridge, and fifteen of them (plus two encores) proved a bit wearing...
...wild rumor, fully exploited by the Laborites, Prime Minister Macmillan ordered the correspondence published. Contrary to gossip, it turned out to be about as intimate as an Admiralty corridor. Addressed to "Dear Vassall" or "My Dear Vassall," the letters were mostly from the spy's former boss, pleasant, plodding Thomas Galbraith, 45, a Scottish M.P. who was Civil Lord of the Admiralty (roughly equivalent to U.S. Under Secretary of the Navy) until he was named Under Secretary for Scotland three years ago. Typical was Galbraith's note: "My room at the office is in a filthy state...
Bill Grana, I suspect, is every bit as good a student and as pleasant a person as Archie if not more so. He is also one of the best football players in the League. But, Grana, who makes as many contributions to the team with his superb blocking as with his ball carrying, lacks the celebrity aura...
Echoed View. De Gaulle took an extra day at his country home in Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises to study the returns. "It's fine here," he told an aide. "If we have to stay at Colombey, the life will be very pleasant." Next day, De Gaulle flew to Paris to tell his Cabinet that France's mandate was strong enough for him to accept. Obviously echoing De Gaulle's view, Premier Georges Pompidou explained that to get the true results, one must subtract from the no votes "the 27% or 28%" that represent the Communists...
...possibility of evil in anyone. One night, coming off watch and seeing Claggart brooding by the rail, Billy asks permission to stay on deck and look at the sea. "I suppose the Handsome Sailor may do many things forbidden to his messmates," says Claggart. "You have a pleasant way with you, Billy. Tell me, what do you think of me?" And Billy replies, "I never met a man like you. sir. The nights are lonely. Perhaps I could talk to you between watches...