Word: sneaking
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...continually dancing as he sings and hums some aria playing through his mind (he also knows the words and music to more than 1,000 lieder, continually amazes the singers by quoting snatches of librettos from obscure operas). At night, sitting in his office, he has been known to sneak a baton out of his desk drawer and direct with full arm movements the music pouring over the house speaker system...
...provincial party papers were under fire for spreading "revisionist poison." In Szechwan, a high-ranking official in the party's regional directorate was accused of having shamelessly attacked party cadres. "He has not yet made a confession," snarled the local radio, "but he will not be allowed to sneak by." The Deputy Governor of Shantung province was charged with attempting to "abolish the proletarian dictatorship," while other Deputy Governors had apparently been removed...
...direct nuclear clash between the U.S. and Russia has all but vanished for the foreseeable future. The Cuban missile crisis of 1962 taught Moscow how easy it is to slide from cold war gamesmanship toward white-hot holocaust, and the knowledge was profoundly sobering. The possibility of a sneak nuclear attack, while not entirely discounted, is pretty well ruled out by military men; the attacker could not himself escape destruction. Says Herman Kahn, the physicist and Government consultant who popularized the term "escalation": "Barring a blowup in Eastern Europe, there will be no confrontation with the Soviets for years...
...York's canny Whitey Ford figured a high fastball might be just the ticket-until Scott hit it 500 ft. into the upper deck at Yankee Stadium. Two weeks ago, Scott and the Red Sox invaded Minnesota for a four-game series. Twins Pitcher Dave Boswell tried to sneak in a waist-level fastball; Scott drove it 365 ft. into the rightfield stands. Then Al Worthington experimented with a wide, high curve; George hit that 365 ft. into the leftfield stands. Finally, in desperation, Jim Grant wound up and threw straight at Scott's knees-then turned around...
Borel has nothing against grande cuisine but thinks the modern Frenchman and his overworked liver should be able to sneak in a snack. "The sole difference between America and France is in the attitude of mind toward this kind of restaurant," says Borel. "American restaurants are doing more than most French restaurants to meet the needs of present-day clients...