Word: sayings
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...irritating to me and to Mr. John Huston. The story of Beat the Devil was not lolled together in Ravello. It was written as a novel by myself, and published (same title) by Lippincott in 1951. The lolling began at a lakeside in the Wicklow Mountains-that is to say, I lolled while Mr. Huston read my book, laughing in a gratifying manner. Mr. Huston paid me to write a screenplay. With a lot of help from Mr. Huston, I did so. This concluded my participation in the affair. Huston later decided it should be more of a comedy after...
...that the U.S. economy is snapping back from the recession, the talk - and the worry - about inflation has reached alarming proportions. What do the economic facts say about the chances of widespread price hikes in the next year? See BUSINESS ESSAY, Inflation Fears...
...both silent and deadly, a menace to pedestrians and a terror to drivers, yet they have proven to be one of the most efficient ways for getting around Harvard Square. And the motor scooter, once an object for the adventurous rich, has become quite democratic and, one might say, even common. But both of these vehicles have been snubbed in University policy, or perhaps merely buried beneath the more weighty matter of parking...
...each manager does basically the same things for his individual teams. All head managers of major sports schedule junior varsity and Freshman events. All managers take over the burden-some off-the-field duties that hinder a coach. This special assistance given to the coach promoted John Yovicsin to say, "The work I did in the past is done by the managers here...
This is not to say that there are no disadvantages involved in managing. One which immediately comes to mind is the rigorous and complicated competition required to become a head manager in any major sport. Also, only one student in each class becomes head manager of a given sport and deriving all the benefits of his job. The others are left in subordinate positions and have to retire before their senior year...