Word: poorly
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...flying bombs, the rockets in London. 'Blimey!' says one, 'Ain't it a bleeding shime? I'll bet ole Winnie an' Joe'll miss 'im.' 'Do you remember those destroyers he gave us?' says the other. Two poor London charwomen remember...
...spit-&-polish job (Chief of the Army Ground Forces), was remembered in a more casually dressed post (U.S. commander in the CBI Theater). One G.I., not recognizing the General as he wandered about the front without his star-spangled insignia, commented: "Just look at that poor old man-some draft boards will do anything...
...poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill...
...avoiding escapism in the theatre, it seems a shame to condemn a drama which aims ostensibly to treat one of the touchiest of all real topics--death in war. But until some honest playwright can break away from fantastic treatment and false emotionality--to say nothing of avoiding poor casts and stupid dialogue--the stage might just as well stick to musicals and farces...
Nelson, who can play championship golf with an ax handle when he's hot, came to life next day in the match play battle at New Jersey's Essex County course. He sank a 35-footer, outdrove hard-slamming Sambo. Snead's putting meanwhile went from poor to punk, ended in a nose dive on the water-soaked greens. Nelson, six-up at the 13th, closed it out at the 33rd with the score four-and-three. That left the unofficial championship just about where it was in the first place. With a win apiece, Nelson...