Word: smoothers
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...help the U.N. pay some of its bills. But most of the same old problems were still there. As U Thant himself told the Assembly in accepting the appointment, there was no reason for him "to have new hope" that his second term would be much smoother than his first. The main factor in his decision to stay on, in fact, was simply that the U.N. had pleaded with...
Like the market itself, Funston has had his downs as well as ups. Insiders complain that he failed to strengthen his spotty staff and that he had a chip on his shoulder in dealing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Relations were much smoother between the SEC and American Stock Exchange President Edwin D. Etherington who, before he accepted the presidency of Wesleyan University this summer, was the favored choice to follow Funston...
...Keyes literary style, which is as smooth as clabber, is to hook connective tissue to a lavish collection of cliches. No doubt the hundreds that occur in her book have been worn even smoother by constant use. "Unseemly behavior," "ulterior motive," "the bond of affection," "spread like wildfire," "fraught with danger," "outraged dignity," "food for thought," "kicking over the traces," "nefarious scheme," "accepted with alacrity," "wild disorders," "the handwriting on the wall," "a figment of imagination," "travel-stained "garments," "the unvarnished truth," "failing fast," "a kind and devoted husband," "their fury knew no bounds," "by hook or crook"-they...
...against outside objects if passengers are thrown from the car. While drivers are responsible for most accidents, safety engineers contend that Detroit's designs are largely responsible for injuries in the second collision. Now the goal is to alleviate that human damage by building stronger car bodies, smoother and better padded interiors, and superior harnesses for passengers...
...Congratulations for the new dimension you have added to political reporting. J.V.I. is not only prettier, he is purer, smoother and gooder than anything else around. Thank you, Modern Screen...