Word: rested
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...this, they meant that they will not rest until at least Jerusalem's New City, whose internationalization has been proposed by U.N., is once more the capital of the Jewish state. In recent months, the Israelis have quietly moved government departments into the Jerusalem area. They have also planted the route from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem with strongly fortified settlements...
...provide The Reporter's reporters with a plain or specific journalistic target, and the first issue showed it. Almost half of the 36-page issue was devoted to a leisurely, dull analysis of President Truman's program for developing the world's backward areas. The rest of the articles ranged from a talk with an Iowa farmer to an essay on the Adamses of Massachusetts. Future issues will also be devoted to one political or economic "symphonic theme," such as civil rights, cotton...
...only principal who seems to enjoy his role, apparently because he really believes in it, is Sir Cedric Hardwicke, as a sniffly, red-nosed King Arthur. The rest of the clanking, top-heavy production has the hollow, dejected air of a joke with its punch line missing...
...before, are enchanting examples of the breezy, sophisticated style which they themselves brought to perfection. In his best solo routine-a bit of high-powered choreography in a shoe shop-Astaire proves that at 50 he is still the best all-round heel-totoe man in the business. The rest of The Barkleys proves that Ginger (who, like the heroine she plays, has had her fling as a dramatic actress) is still the best movie dancing partner that Astaire has ever...
...only real laughs are provided by quaint Victor Moore, who as erstwhile owner of the house clucks about among his tenants like an anxious Leghorn. The artistry of his quavering frustrations and waddling dignity make the rest of the shenanigans look plain silly...