Word: smarted
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...There is only one thing to do-kick all of the old standards out of the window and go ahead. . . . Drop the idea that change comes slowly. . . . This is neither an old man's war nor a young man's war: it is a smart...
...knowing that it had also become, to a great extent, Don Nelson's war, hoped that their long-awaited Production Boss was as smart as he seemed...
Good as Mr. Moore is, he has to bank on the turns to stay ahead of Comic Bob Hope, the Flexible Flyer. Each of them is a hilarious mixture of dopey dove and smart serpent. Hope's style of comedy (the dead-pan wisecrack, the unembarrassed exhibition-e.g., demonstrating the correct way to don a woman's girdle) is designed for counterpunching. His performance is patly complementary to that of Victor Moore, who has been around long enough (66 years) to know how to handle enthusiastic young comics without either stealing or being stolen from...
...squad, who has seen action against every team except Exeter when a sprained ankle kept him out of action. McCoy says that he has shown steady improvement, and Forster should give the regulars a real battle for a starting position in the future. Other promising reserves are Smart, Rudman, Moyer, Post, and Scheer...
...sand storm, beat a successful 100-mile retreat to el-Aghéila, southwest of Agedábia-closer to his own base and source of reinforcements. The storm was so bad that British mobile units could not keep up with him. Once again Rommel had shown smart generalship in coping with a superior enemy...