Word: repeating
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Comes now Mr. & Mrs. Johnstone, with their scholarship for young Nishiyama, to make me feel that maybe-repeat maybe-the 3½ years that I spent as a prisoner of war were not in vain...
...best comedy is the comedy of situation or of memorable character. Any playwright who attempts to pass off a motley collection of gags and giggles as a "light dramatic composition" is treading on thin ice, and Norman Krasna has not escaped the usual pitfalls in his latest effort to repeat the popularity of "Dear Ruth." His plot--the customary returning-soldier triangle--meets the traditional requirements, but a slow and uneven development robs it of most of its potentialities...
...shrewd paste-up of the clipping from Corwin's recording tape, connected by thin strips of narrative and commentary. In trying to give a serious, upright report, Corwin occasionally let his show lag, repeat itself, get incoherent. But at its many high points One World Flight had a sudden, heady power. The high points were all excerpts from Corwin's wonderfully perceptive, intimate sound track...
...forget the white form. He was to fill out the form and bring it, bring it along. . . . Next, he'd read the little card, which told him several times not to miss the appointment. He might miss a class (or a final exam), but he was not, repeat not to fail to appear. If he missed it would he be shot? No, not shot, Vag had reassured himself, fingering his grey flannels--fined...
Coach Kopp's men will be anxious to prevent a repeat of the first performance when both teams hog-tied their opponents defensively. A fast break may perhaps be unveiled tonight by the Crimson in an effort to upset the shore patrollmen's tight formations...