Word: resisted
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Besides the dances, there is the more distinctive institution known as the Yard Punch. These are weekly events, scheduled for Wednesday afternoons between July 11 and August 15, which pretty much resist description. One can say, however, that dress is informal, punch unspiked but cold, and attendance virtually unanimous...
...conscience. The bishops in particular find themselves faced with the gravest decision: if they refuse to acknowledge the appointment of the candidate [the frustrated canon] he will be nominated without the bishops' consent. This will cause confusion in the diocese and there will be no one left to resist the further demands of the Communists. If, on the other hand, the bishops accept the Communist-nominated priest, the bishop finds himself collaborating with the Communists...
When the accessibility of 5,000,000 books is pointed out to me, I cannot resist the temptation to multiply this figure by the fifty-cent morning lateness fine which I paid on almost every book I took out. Harvard could be rich that...
...ravages of running water and sediment. Rivera, in seclusion in Acapulco, was unavailable for discussion of the decision. But old rival and fellow Communist, David Siqueiros, was glad to oblige: "When Diego started painting this mural, I told him that polystyrene, like any other paint, was not going to resist water for even two years. I advised Rivera to use mosaic, but Diego paid no attention to me." The real blame, of course, could be traced to the capitalist paintmakers who have refused to develop a truly waterproof paint. Said Siqueiros: "The truth is that the capitalist world...
...Amazing Jean "Toots" Thielemans (Columbia). Jazz on the harmonica. Belgian Thielemans, who learned his trade despite the Nazi jazz ban, now has the lively support of several mellow combos. He swings high, free and with surprising feeling, not to mention expert marksmanship. He cannot, however, resist an occasional gypsy switch...