Word: shopped
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...game or in an ancient tragedy, the chunky figures appear lost in some timeless trance: no matter how much a part of a group they are, they are always solitary. The figures pray or weep, bend in joy or agony, play out roles in a cobbler's shop, or at the foot of the Cross. They all bear the same basic message: all men live out their lives alone...
...risen from 1,048 in 1952 to 9,832 last year, the newly bankrupt is likely to be flooded with form letters bearing such chirps of cheer as: "Bankrupt? $25 down for an auto." "Sorry to hear about your bankruptcy. Here is a $10 gift certificate at our jewelry shop. Please drop in.'' ''Stop worrying! Up to $7,000, one-day service. No co-signers. No collateral. Free parking." Responsible credit managers are concerned at the spread of the new. easygoing attitude toward what was once a disgraceful last resort. "Bankruptcy is like cancer," says Executive...
...Biotherm, a popular European secret beauty preparation that is now spreading to U.S. cosmetic counters, was born when a French physician discovered plankton on the water of his sulphur bath at Aix-les-Bains. The first four-gallon barrel of Worcestershire sauce brewed up in Lea & Perrins' chemist shop tasted so bad that it was relegated to the cellar; only later was it retasted and found appealing (the length of time it sat is part of Lea & Perrins' secret...
...most painful experience which man can undergo is to strip off veil after veil of obscuring matter and finally encounter what Yeats called "the foul rag-and-bone shop of the heart." But to achieve the "wholeness" of which Brother Antoninus speaks, this experience is essential. This is why he writes poetry; it forces him to probe the nature of his heart: "It is painful, but there will be a catharsis, a healing, and an appeasement...
...Europeans do not seem seriously bothered by this possibility. France has clearly shown that it wants to limit U.S. investment. The West Germans and even the usually accommodating Dutch have already started making it more difficult for U.S. businessmen to thread through the red tape of setting up shop in their countries...