Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Sympathy and reticence were somewhat easier in Britain than in other EGA fields. No one was plugging away at the Marshall Plan goal of independent economy by 1953 with more determined self-help than self-denying Britons. Finletter had no need to pressure or preach. Socialist Britain, in fact, could be quite touchy about capitalist America's help. As Finletter well knew, EGA could come a political cropper if it crudely pressed a capitalist tract into Britain's hand along with the ham sandwich...
...authorities, with a defiant glint in the eye, dared Goldstein to do his worst. Said Dr. Paul A. Kennedy, assistant superintendent of schools: "I see he's going to pick our books for us! He is not ... We're just going to continue in our regular, slow, somewhat dumb schoolteacher fashion to do the best we can for the children...
Steelmen were not sure how long they could keep up their overcapacity production; the normal summer letdown was sure to cut output somewhat. But they thought that, barring a long coal strike, all industries would be able to get all the steel they wanted within six months...
...course, the Met's "Grimes" is done in the grand manner, and this detracts somewhat, particularly in the case of the oversized chorus which exceeds the stage capacity. The direction is much better than the usual variety, however, in spite of some sloppy moments. In the second scene of the first act, a storm theme appears whenever the door of the pub is opened. Unfortunately, the door and the orchestra seldom coincide. With the exception of Grimes' hut, the sets are realistic and firm--two uncommon advantages...
Just why the 'Poon editors feel it necessary to have girls on the staff is unclear--perhaps they think it will improve the humor of the magazine, which, in recent months, has slipped to a position somewhat short of overpowering. Perhaps the dutch tiles with which the walls of their sanctum are lined need a spring cleaning; perhaps they look forward to a gayer decor, with chintz curtains in every leaded window...