Word: raps
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...pick it until Burt Lancaster makes port. He blackmails the poor natives into picking coconuts, and even becomes their king. But greed and lust soon pull the kingdom down, and the stage is set for love to conquer all. To satisfy the censors, somebody has to take the rap for Burt's misdemeanors, but by this time the audience will probably be too heavily stunned with Technicolor and improbabilities to wonder why the villain should turn out to be German militarism...
...were tied up in London at the time, and the Waterloo Airways Terminal is part of the postal district in which the letter was mailed. The message itself, according to Colonel Bassett, gave no clue to Burgess' whereabouts. It came, as The Manchester Guardian put it, "like a rap on the door-but when the door is opened, nobody is there...
...disappearance of Burgess and MacLean, followed last year by the similar disappearance of MacLean's wife and three children from their home in Geneva, still ranks high in the hearts of British mystery lovers as one of the top unsolved riddles of the age. Last week's rap on the door sent a new blizzard of speculation swirling through pubs and drawing rooms. But in point of fact, except for the lack of official documentation, the mystery surrounding Burgess and the MacLeans has grown fairly thin...
...confidential voice, "but next time you must ..." To the clumsy he urges, "be smooth like the violinist--zipp, zipp, zipp!," and compares the unrelaxed fencer to a "medieval knight." His sterner nature emerges with the repeated mistakes of more experienced pupils. Those who become careless may get a sharp rap from his blade...
...French imports. As France is the worst offender, OEEC decided that Faure's gesture was not enough; France got orders to report back next year, itemizing the steps it is taking to reform its artificial exchange rates, free more trade. Even the French delegate endorsed this rap at his own country...