Word: sightings
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
They are a sight to see. A sort of minute-made elite ("Nescafé Society," one French journalist calls it), the summer crowd at St. Trop, though liberally sprinkled with titles, seems to have invented itself. The visitors are almost always young, and though they may change companions from year to year, they rarely come alone. In the bay that once knew only fishing boats, as many as 80 yachts may lie at anchor. The narrow streets hum with Ferraris, Lancias, Mercedes and Aston Martins. To be seen at the wheel of a mere Jaguar or Austin-Healey is considered...
...relit his pipe and turned slightly. He could see the Yard now, and what an unpleasant sight it was. Beneath him a couple appeared to be conducting some sort of pagan rite which struck Vag as being obviously suggestive...
...integration: "We deplore as contrary to the spirit of the Gospel any effort to depreciate as inferior any nation or people, believing that all alike are precious in God's sight," said World President Reuben R. Figuhr. Later he cautioned against the dangers of moving too fast and trying "to force the issue...
...edge over competing brands. But most companies depend on their traveling sales representatives to wangle more space for their products. It is considered perfectly legitimate to help store managers "arrange" their shelves, even though the "arrangement" often winds up with a competitor's product buried out of sight and reach. Such sharp practices are gradually dying out because companies can work a much better deal with top management on a chainwide basis. Merchandisers argue for special space to tie in with national promotions or big ad campaigns, offer specially reduced prices in "coupon deals" or a flat reduction...
...such escapades Nelson wore through life like his own elegant uniforms. He served as a ship's captain at 20, and soon earned his rank in an insane bit of primitive amphibious warfare in the West Indies. (Yellow Jack killed most of his comrades.) He lost the sight of his right eye as a result of a wound suffered during the siege of Calvi on Corsica, and his arm storming the fortified town of Tenerife with a force of sailors in longboats...