Word: skill
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...great film because there are few women in contemporary literature who would make as fascinating subjects to characterize as the Irene of John Galsworthy's "Forsyte Saga." An adequate portryal of this subtle, beautiful woman in her relations with one of England's nouveau riche dynasties would require consummate skill and perception. Unfortunately neither Greer Garson nor her lovers (Errol Flynn, Robert Young, and Walter Pidgeon) showed this; but they were not entirely to blame...
...present another financial report like this next year!" Subordinating his distaste for Labor planning to his fervent support of empire development, Lord Beaverbrook's Daily Express had a Churchillian message of cheer to Plummer: "The whole harsh picture is a stimulus to resolution and skill, an appeal to the nation's grit...
...function and meaning. Mexico's famed Colonel Humberto Mariles, who captains the world's greatest riding team (TIME, Nov. 15, 1948), gallantly announced that "when teams are so equally matched, it is 99% luck." Then he proceeded to show that it was just about 99% skill. For three afternoons and evenings the Mexican team walked away with every military trophy; six times the band played Mexico's national anthem in token of another victory for the visitors...
...diversity of the Princeton passing attack comes not only from the throwing skill of Dick Kazmaier (42), but also from the formation shown in panel three. Sella, from his wingback position, can be set to the right as a flanker: fullback Davison can be sent in motion to the left or right, saturating one or the other side of the field with receivers...
...surprise of the afternoon came when the organization presented Miss Florence Gerrish, house mother of Cabot Hall, with an "R" for skill in spectating. Miss Gerrish also has held the annual jacks tournament championship for two years...