Word: save
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...slowly, ran the scale from a confidential whisper to a triumphant boom (for future reference, an aide in the audience noted where he talked too fast and where too slowly). But more redolent of candidacy was his message. Lyndon demanded (triumphant boom) Democratic leadership and action in 1960 to save America. Then he offered (confidential whisper) examples of such action: "Hawaiian statehood had been on the calendar for 40 years-and a Democratic Senate passed it in four hours. Limiting debate had been on the calendar for nearly 30 years-and a Democratic Senate acted in three days...
...suppress information about happenings in Tibet, and to muffle India's outrage. But last week many Indians were wondering if Nehru's way was the right one. Their doubts were voiced by the Praja Socialist leader, Acharya Kripalani, who told Nehru in Parliament that "our efforts to save the friendship with Red China will result in this: they will only credit us with cowardice...
...When Madison Avenue seers decided that the kiddies do not comprise much of a market, even a high rating could not save one of the best kid shows on the air. Sponsors deserted Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Club, and this season it was cut to half an hour, all reruns. Next season, says Disney, it will probably be gone for good...
...destroy the spontaneous feeling. "I'm not trying to be a virtuoso," he explains, "but I have to do it fast. It's not like poker, where you can build to a straight flush or something. It's like throwing dice. I can't save anything...
...beds Zane has made for them are, on the whole, lifeless forms. Rarely to they seem human; often they seem to be nothing more than sex machines. One more pot of hashish or an additional romp in the love bed could not save the book. Zane's monsters no doubt have read their Henry Miller carefully and know their cues perfectly. Only their performances are shoddy, awkward, and deserving of the stage manager's book...