Word: smoothly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...women might be ignored after the non-merger, the new Dean of Radcliffe will specifically concern herself with women's problems in addition to her normal administrative duties. Mary I. Bunting, the present president of Radcliffe, will be the first dean of Radcliffe for one year, thus, helping to smooth over the transition period with her experience...
...hospital for a few bucks fare, and we knew that Clay would win. Liston did not have a chance. He was slow, and he was ugly, and Clay was the King. The graceful dance, the long left, with the twist at the end, the handsome face, uncut and smooth. Ali's greatest quality is his beauty. Many boxers are strong, but few are graceful. They can all set and punch and guard, but how many can dance? How many can dominate the ring before they have thrown a punch? Ali is the only boxer who could fall gracefully...
...build 540 engines for $840,000 each. Lockheed executives crowed that it was "the best price deal we ever made." David Huddie, then head of Rolls' aero-engine division, was knighted for winning such a giant export contract. "The secret," he said, "is to be like a duck-smooth and unruffled on top but paddling like hell underneath...
...Gothic sensitivity for the grandeur of the solitary human form. Although his figures often appear blunt in their aloof individuality, the directness is modified by the lack of harsh edges. His surfaces are pleasing and receptive, especially the highly polished appearance of "Torso," whose edges are softened and very smooth. The softness is the redeeming quality in which we see a cautious hint of hope for human existence...
There are occasional interviews that ask the usual questions about home, and the groupies give the usual answers. "No, my mother didn't like it, so I left," she says without breaking her smile. All the recorded dialogue was smooth in a similar way, as if they had been practicing the lines for years. But the camera remains impersonal, never attempting to break through the sheen of confidence and wit. Only once, with a beautiful groupie from California, is there a break in the tidy performances. But the scene is marred by her obvious awareness of the camera...