Word: rangely
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...airplanes which went quivering and coughing across the pasture land ever got into the air. One that would rise to an altitude of ten feet was watched with respect, and a man who got high enough to "break wood" (i.e., have an actual crash) was a hero. Paris rang with theories on planes and flight, almost all of them completely false. One Captain Ferber, however, gave the youth a piece of advice he never forgot: "To invent a flying machine is nothing; to build it is little; to make it fly is everything...
...Andrei Vishinsky got orders to go at the West again in the old, unbridled way, and the debating in Manhattan rang once more with the Russian words for "reactionary circles," "aggressive bloc," "drown in blood...
Just after intermission, the men's choir of Helsinki University sang four selections. This Finnish group is composed of much older men than Harvard or Princeton's clubs, and for sheer weight of tone it surpassed them both. The loud passages rang out with amplitude pushed to the point of stridency. This was a marked contrast to the sensuous Harvard sound and certainly far removed from Princeton's pale efforts. But the Finns' precise phrasing, virtuoso soloists, and energetic sound roused the audience to the heartiest applause of the evening...
...prove her point the phone rang..."Certainly, Mrs. Williamson, I remember you, yes, I think we con get someone to take your baby this week. Have a good time." Seeing I was slightly bewildered, she explained, "She's a darling, finally taking a vacation, wants another Harvard wife to take care of her baby; but that kind of a thing is just part...
...Baker siged again: But we get just as many strange requests every day-it certainly is rewarding. I only wish we could do more for them. Of course, we can always recommend pediatricians, and reasonable places to shop, but we can't pay the bills." The phone rang once more, and a worried frown crossed her face, "Sorry we couldn't have more time together, but do come in if you ever need...