Word: rutting
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Passing the Buck. Neither Smith nor Newman endorsed Cronkite's view on changing convention coverage, but on other scores both were as outspoken as he. "I think American TV documentaries are in a rut," observed Smith. "We've carried the concept of balance too far. We've got to the point where we're almost afraid to make a point." Cronkite demurred: "If the intention is to illuminate, you should illuminate both sides of the issue because the issue has two sides." Smith overruled him: "Truth is not necessarily halfway between any two points...
...sled was too fast for its own good: on a practice run, Steersman Larry McKillip hit a rut and lost control coming out of Shamrock Bend, and smashed full force into the retaining wall. The sled's frame was hopelessly bent, and McKillip bruised an arm. The solution seemed obvious: slow down. But that didn't work, either: Steersman James Hickey took the four-man G.M. sled into Devil's Dyke so slowly that it could not hold the wall. The sled dropped like a stone from the face of the curve, and the runners were damaged...
...American imagination has largely outgrown the old New England symbols of summerhouse and Christmas tree, kites and the Fourth of July. In adhering to them, Scott will not change the course of modern poetry, nor is he likely to serve as an inspiration to the younger poets. Rut he can often teach moderns a thing or two about love and other excitements they have lost or unlearned. As he wrote in an earlier volume...
...thing about Broadway's first mash-hit play this season is that it could have been a flop. The plot and one of the sight gags are middle-of-the-rut, but the comedy never bogs down because it keeps taking fresh and fanciful detours. Mike Nichols' direction and Neil Simon's quip hand are faster than the most jaded playgoer's recollective...
...clothing can be confusing. The wide variety of makes, cuts, weaves, and patterns presents an enigma to the prospective buyer of a suit. As a result, he will often remain in a rut. Yet, with a little background, the uninitiated can differentiate quality products from inferior ones and can select clothes that are both smart and congenial...