Word: skillfulness
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...skill at throwing footballs he takes almost for granted. Says Albert, casually: "When I go back to pass, first I look for the man called for. I've probably got my eye on the man-in-motion. If he's covered, I look for the ends. If they're covered, I run with...
...Francisco's schoolboy quarterbacks; a game was lost last week because one kid quarterback, lacking Albert's skill, elected to pass on fourth down and failed...
...what value is this department whose diagnoses, whether by medical skill or clinical fact, prove worthless? I should like to hear Dr. Bock explain away these charges as neatly as he now defends his department against all criticism--constructive or otherwise. Name Withheld by Request
Respect for such achievements should be enough to offset domestic conservatism on Election Day. But O'Brien has picked his district and waged his campaign with skill. Whatever the outcome, Herter, who has never lost an election, is getting the scare of his life...
That is enough of Johnny Belinda to suggest that it is pretty turgid stuff. Also indicative of its savor is the name of Belinda's father: Black McDonald. Yet the picture has many winning qualities. Jane Wyman plays the mute with sweetness and considerable skill. Mr. Ayres is modest and sympathetic. Mr. Bickford and Miss Moorehead do solid jobs of character acting. Stephen (formerly Horace) McNally is a vigorous personality and also a very good actor. In some stretches the picture is just well-sliced ham, but in others it is so good that it hardly seems possible...