Word: smoothly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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MARRIED. Fred Astaire, 81, whose smooth stepping with such partners as Ginger Rogers and Cyd Charisse has graced 50 movies; and Robyn Smith, 37, jockey; in his Beverly Hills home; he for the second time, she for the first...
Visitors soon discovered that the smooth expanse of soft rock carved and polished by the glacier could easily be inscribed with personal data, and within no time there was a 300-ft.-long sweep of modern hieroglyphics. Last summer the first of the four-letter words appeared, to be followed by such a flood of pornographic graffiti that the better Boy Scout leaders struck Box Canyon off their lists of educational outings...
...television and radio broadcasts are not convincing enough, lack a serious overall view." He urged "ideological front workers" to improve their product, especially in the highly simplistic presentation of foreign news. Meanwhile, Pravda editorialized last year against "the fear of discussing the problems facing our society, the tendency to smooth over and avoid unresolved problems, to blur real shortcomings and difficulties...
...years since the revolution, and the political leadership of the Soviet Union has still not developed a tradition or institution to assure a smooth transfer of authority. The U.S.S.R. is a nation where supreme power changes hands only through death or coup. Vladimir Lenin's demise was hastened by an assassin's bullet. There is a lingering, but unproven, suspicion that Joseph Stalin was murdered. Georgi Malenkov and Nikita Khrushchev were ignominiously ousted from office. What fate is in store for the collective leadership now ruling the U.S.S.R.? Sovietologists agree that the oldsters clustered around President Leonid Brezhnev...
...pickles, but certain of the country's foods are unsurpassed anywhere. Russian white flour, for example, is superb, making for the best of breads, cakes, pie crusts and blini. Milk, for some reason, is thin and watery, but the sour cream is excellent. Ice cream, rich and smooth, is among the world's best, though vanilla is usually the only flavor available. Kefir, a kind of cross between buttermilk and yogurt, is exceptionally good, as is a soft curd cheese called tvorog. Fruits and vegetables are found only in season, but often have more flavor than those...