Word: shapely
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...number overnight because an old one has been dropped from a show. But unlike most composers and authors, he refuses to lower his own high royalty rate (5% of gross receipts) when a show has begun to slump at the box office. A song generally takes shape in his head before he plays it or puts a word on paper, and a glazed look of creation may come over his face at any time of day or night-and at any place on earth...
...thing, however, is certain: the final decision on these questions will shape the future character of political freedom in America. It must be reached in an atmosphere of honest and intelligent inquiry...
Nothing Soft. The President had a lot of news to tell, and he told it swiftly. He had hoped Marshall could stay on, but Marshall, recovering from a kidney operation, was in no shape to continue. Under Secretary Robert Abercrombie Lovett, who had ably carried a heavy load, would leave when Marshall did, on Jan. 20, Inauguration...
Four talks on "Function--Fitness to Purpose" highlight the afternoon session at 2:30 p.m. today. The evening meeting will discuss "Form--Structure and Shape," and tomorrow will be devoted to lectures on "Style--Individual Expression" and "Prospect--An Extensive View." There will be 14 different speakers...
...fire, but it has given off enough heat to make the opposition perspire. That opposition has been chanting religiously that federal money means federal dictation and violation of the principles of states' rights. But even the most fervent standpatters cannot deny that American education is in far from perfect shape...