Word: smile
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...athlete in the world who can look at 35 Rembrandts in his own home and then take a warm-up jog through 40,000 acres without leaving his own domain. Yet he is the most democratic member of [his] village-keen, alert, gracious and always ready with a quick smile and unlimited courtesy." This time he finished fourth in the 400-meter hurdles...
...stopped persistent German tank attacks with antitank rifles, Molotov cocktails and hand grenades. There he learned the staying power of foot soldiers properly equipped and properly led. This was the major blow in the Russian counterattack. Out of these engagements the towering blond man emerged with a shy, sly smile that hid his self-assurance. He had acquired a reputation as a brilliant, courageous leader...
Such matters, however, are mere trivia to Ken Safely. His pleasant smile is even broader than usual after his marriage last Saturday night. But how was it he was excused from gym on the following Thursday? Are you ailing...
...However, it's not a device for sending messages back and forth," Chaffee said with an ambiguous smile, "it's more like Radar but isn't Radar." So Well-satisfied was the war Department with Chaffee's work that the contract for the project was renewed in July, and a staff of about 12 men is now doing the research work...
...Forster is "deeply at odds with the liberal mind." Liberals may go a long way with Forster; "they can seldom go all the way." They smile happily when Forster flays the manners and morals of the British middle class, when he whoops up the "virtues of sexual fulfillment" and "the values of intelligence," when he satirizes the powers that be, "questions the British Empire, and attacks business ethics and [British] public schools." And yet they have an uneasy feeling that "Forster is not quite playing their game," that his comic manner is "challenging" liberals as well as what liberals dislike...