Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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These are somewhat unusual admonitions from a priest. The explanation is simple: together with the local schoolmaster, Giorgio Rainaldi, Don Francesco has gone into business as a theatrical producer. Said Rainaldi: "We must defend ourselves from Communism through happiness. . . . 'Servite Domino in laetitia' ('serve the Lord with gladness...
...same time, the House, after two hours of debate, killed an attempt to introduce a somewhat amended version of the Barnes Bill...
...before the winds of winter and discontent that wailed about him. His black Homburg, tipped far over his pale blue eyes, almost scraped his nose, perhaps the most remarkable French nose since Cyrano de Bergerac's-a long, melancholy nose whose moody descent ended in a surprising and somewhat rakish twist, thus expressing both resignation and defiance to the world's all-embracing sadness...
...also displayed a somewhat elementary sense of humor. His favorite butt was the cook; he likes to remember creeping into the kitchen to surprise her by hiding a raw apple within one of her roasted chickens. His humor has not grown much more sophisticated. Recently, when asked why he had gone to see the Hollywood version of the Hemingway story The Killers, he replied: "I heard those gangsters had found a new way of making money...
...grounds of maturity or competence, but there is nothing original, compelling, or satisfying. James McGovern's "Forty Cents" is an unambitious sketch whose type can be found almost any week in the New Yorker, and Bradley Phillips' "The Glass Wall" can hardly claim to be more than a somewhat symbolic atmosphere piece. Sensitivity and good writing do not save these stories from a slightness in which the Advocate makes a mistake to indulge to such an extent...