Word: slightness
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Perier as the shiftless husband and Suzy Delair as Gervaise's scheming enemy, is impeccable, and M. Clement's direction achieves its effects brilliantly. In term of motion picture artistry. Gervaise constitutes a nearly perfect effort (although the Brattle's projection technique leaves something to be desired.) Clement's slight humorous touches (which are almost forgotten in the depression of the climax) are masterstrokes: a beggar quietly switching his sign from "Aveugle" to "Sourd et Buet," the ridiculously bad singing of a guest at Gervaise's birthday party...
...control. The Skipjack's maximum depth has not been announced, but even if it is better than 1,000 ft., the ship has a comparatively thin layer of water in which to maneuver. Cruising at 40 knots (67½ ft. per second) close to her depth limit, a slight error in the up-and-down steering will carry her down to hull-crushing depths in seconds...
...opportunity, is nonetheless a serious scholar. A highly intelligent, sensitive man, he is the opposite of the typical big-time athlete. Even without his magnificent athletic prowess, he could stay at Villanova solely on the strength of his academic attributes. It is against the basic concept of amateurism to slight education for the sake of sport. Ron Delany's greatness should not be turned against...
...Commented Walter Reuther's Economic Policy Committee: "An empty gesture." As advocates of more federal spending see it, the Administration's balanced budget is also an empty gesture. They argue that a deficit of a few billion dollars in the next fiscal year can have only a slight impact in a $475 billion-a-year economy. But as a symbol of a commitment to fight inflation, the attempt at a balanced budget is a highly important gesture. "If we cannot live within our means as prosperity is growing and developing," President Eisenhower recently asked, "when are we going...
...preliminary game, which is slated to get under way at 6:30 p.m., the Yardling quintet will face the Yale freshman team. The Crimson freshmen should be given a slight edge, because of the advantage of playing on their home floor...