Word: quickly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...ditch in which I sat and punched me again. He said as he did so: 'Everybody knows that a bicycle on the road is more nuisance than the biggest motor lorry.' Then he hit me again and I seemed to go to sleep." Several women were too quick for Mortimer, riding their cycles off the road before he could bunt them. Near Winchfield the Oakes sisters, Betty and Phyllis, were pedaling to the hairdresser. As Betty neared a bridge she heard a big car roar up from behind, swerved well out of the way, then screamed...
...Lashar purchased Parsons Non-Skid Co. Ltd., of London, became international leader in his special field. American Chain made all kinds of chains, including chains for anchors. With German U-boats creating an abnormal demand for new shipping, American Chain worked out a semi-automatic process for quick anchor-chain production, supplied the entire Wartime anchor-chain requirements of the U. S. Government. Shortly after the Armistice, Mr. Lashar issued an advertisement headed "The Honor in Our Discharge from the Service," said that the company was "poorer in pocketbook" on account of government contracts, that "there has been no taint...
...color of these eyes has never been determined by any interviewer, including the present one. And they are the most vivid clue to her personality. The quick change ability, the determination, the strength of purpose, combined with the genuine spirit of kindliness in the woman herself, is reflected in her eyes...
...theory, is accused by his biographer of having been unjust to both men. Outliving his wife, all but two of his children and most of his rival revolutionaries, Marx continued his work until his death in 1883, habitually worked from nine in the morning until midnight. Stubborn, proud, quick-tempered, the one stable relationship in his life, aside from his family, was his friendship with Engels. Their only quarrel came when Engels' Irish mistress died. Hurt because Frau Marx had not written to express her sympathy, Engels was offended at Marx's formal note. Never distinguished for tact...
Sumner attributes this to the fact that students are quick to see the hidden meanings and subtle implications in films...