Word: savorable
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...work is intended as a memorial to his father, an artillery officer in the Czarist army who participated in the disastrous battle of Tannenberg in East Prussia in August 1914. As an artillery captain in World War II, Solzhenitsyn passed through Tannenberg, but he was not around to savor the eventual Russian victory. In February 1945, Solzhenitsyn was arrested for writing barely veiled criticism of Stalin in letters to a friend, and sentenced to eight years' imprisonment. During that time, he developed and overcame cancer. Solzhenitsyn's greatest fear is that he will be prevented from finishing...
...says Tricia. "You can get any movie on 24 hours' notice. We've seen all the old movies we've always wanted to see?Humphrey Bogart and W.C. Fields. We're great fans of W.C. Fields; his sense of humor is so droll." Both are interested in history and savor the White House because of its former tenants, Tricia's favorite being Dolley Madison. "Because she was so outgoing and warm," says Tricia, "I think she bridged so many gaps present in the country...
Pollack took over the Naval unit from Captain Robert Moriarity last year and has had lots of time to savor his year of neglect...
Author Taylor, on the other hand, sees nothing wrong with solitary pleasure. Some day, he writes, a man may be able to put on a "stimulating cap" instead of a TV set, and savor a program of visual, auditory and other sensations. He and other futurists envision "experience centers" or "drug cafés" that would replace bars and coffeehouses. There, perhaps with the help of "dream machines," one might order a menu of "enhanced vision, sensory hallucinations and self-awareness." One might also be able to experience the mental states of a great man, or even of an animal. Molecular...
...assistant, the young American conductor Rober Craft. In addition to becoming Stravinsky's rehearsal conductor, literary collaborator, companion and surrogate son, Craft was the unofficial custodian of the Stravinskian image. In this role especially through a series of remarkable "conversations with" books, he enabled a wide audience to savor the composer's pungent personality...