Word: quickly
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...author of these, and other, first-rate accounts of the current struggle that has divided all Italy begged off making any quick judgments of the U.S. at first sight and relapsed into the kind of tourism that is apparently inevitable with first visitors to New York. "No matter how many times you have seen it in pictures," he said, "nothing can prepare you for the sudden sight of the skyscrapers as the ship moves up the harbor. Its impact is terrific and unique." So saying, he was off to see the town-especially Wall Street, which reminded him of London...
...friends could say in his favor that he had also proved himself an honest and able public servant, with a quick, retentive mind, inexhaustible vigor, and considerable political courage. His point of view, born of the Dust Bowl, was honestly arrived at and stoutly held...
...from Colonel Frank L. Howley, hard-bitten commander of the city's U.S. sector. On New Year's Day, two or three U.S. officials telephoned their Russian opposite numbers to wish them a prosperous New Year. When he heard of this incident last week, Howley's quick-triggered temper exploded...
Forward Jerry Murphy and guard Jim Downey ranked highest in the scoring department with 16 and 14 points respectively. Though he scored but eight points, Captain Bill Hickey was the key main in the victory. His cool, quick floor game set up most of the scoring opportunities...
Walt McCurdy will not start. Barclay explained yesterday that the crowd-pleasing set shot specialist "makes too many mistakes." McCurdy will probably see some action, though, as will forward Bob Bramhall, who pumped in three quick baskets in the second half of the Cornell game. "Bramhall will undoubtedly play a lot more on the basis of his performance against Cornell," Coach Barclay reported...