Word: pose
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...people, to Dr. Bruch (5 ft. 8 in., 145 lbs.), are not the placid and jolly folks they are generally reputed. Their good humor, she thinks, is a pose-a thin veneer over a greedy, irritable personality that will not brook any denial of its wants...
With pre-game raids and rallies raising student spirits to fever pitch, an underdog Boston University squad will pose the first crucial test of the season for the Crimson eleven at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon in Harvard Stadium. In the three previous clashes between the two universities, Harvard has never been defeated, or even had its goal-line crossed. The Crimson downed the Terriers 10 to 0 in 1921, 13 to 0 in 1924, and 60 to 0 in a 1945 war-time encounter...
...more importance is the question whether there is any single corrective or punitive measure to be taken to halt inflation now. Unfortunately, there seems to be no simple answer, no resolvable black or white dilemma, no precedent in the past; only unpleasant alternatives for a general policy which pose troublesome questions. Would ending European aid to check internal inflation be worth the political, economic, and moral risks Could controls he restored without black markets, or taxes raised without lost elections; or are voluntary cuts the practical answer Because inflation is no longer a symptom of prosperity but a portent...
...visitors sent three full teams into the Stadium yesterday afternoon to hold their final practice before actual combat. Following their retreat into Dillon Field House. Dick Harlow sent his clean-uniformed forces onto the same gridiron to pose for pictures and run through plays. If the opposition today is half as ferocious as the cameraman they faced yesterday, the game ought...
Questions & Cross Reference. In Hollywood, 50-year-old Pastor Evans uses the same earnest, blunt sincerity that took him through successful pastorates at Wilmington, Calif., Pomona, Calif, and Pittsburgh. A forceful, straight-from-the-shoulder pulpit speaker, he still likes to pose direct questions to his congregations. Sample sermon title: "Honestly Now, Shall I Drink?" On an average Sunday, some 4,000 Hollywoodians turn out to hear what he will answer to such questions. After preaching three services each Sunday, Dr. Evans usually makes at least three other full-fledged addresses during the week. Explains one Evans admirer: "He doesn...