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Word: sharpness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...given the democracies a new sense of unity, and implicit assurance that the U.S. meant to go to war if the Red army tried to invade Western Europe; but the treaty, by the very fact that it also committed Western Europe to stand against aggression, had thrown into sharp and shocking relief

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STRATEGY: The Ramparts | 4/25/1949 | See Source »

...many parts of the world, the executioners' business is booming, but not in Germany. Since Hitler's fall, there has been a sharp recession in the head-chopping line; Gustav Voelpel, Berlin's executioner, has had only 30 calls to the block since the war. "At 1,000 marks a head," he says, "I can scarcely make both ends meet." Hard-pressed, Gustav decided that what he needed was a sideline to supplement his income. He apparently found one. Last week, obligingly wearing his formal professional attire for the benefit of photographers (see cut) Gustav appeared...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: Recession | 4/25/1949 | See Source »

...sometimes takes work home to his apartment on Fifth Avenue or his country home in Westchester County. He smokes and drinks only occasionally, has no hobbies ("I play a little golf but not very well"), and seldom goes out evenings. He has a simple method for keeping his razor-sharp mind honed: "I just like to work...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Up in the Loft | 4/25/1949 | See Source »

...Some sharp-eyed observation of the rotten underside of the fight racket; with Robert Ryan and Audrey Totter (TIME, April...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Current & Choice, Apr. 25, 1949 | 4/25/1949 | See Source »

...issued 12 bases on balls in seven innings, some timely Crimson hitting would have saved the game. On the other hand, Godin got himself into several crucial situations where a Holy Cross blow would have cracked the game open. Ralph Hymans pitched the eighth. He was touched for two sharp blows--one a liner to Harry Cavanaugh, the other a grounder which started a double play and got Hymans safely through the inning...

Author: By Peter B. Taub, | Title: Holy Cross Nine Tops Harvard, 3-1 | 4/20/1949 | See Source »

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