Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...calling in the service of mankind through Jesus Christ Our Lord, Amen." And when the President, bundled up in a heavy blue overcoat, left the church after service, he shrugged off the helping hand of the pastor at his elbow, instead guided Mamie firmly down the steps. He smiled somewhat wistfully as a crowd of about 300 people outside the church broke into polite applause...
...carefully, Nixon spelled out the operation of government during Ike's illness. What was his personal part? Said Nixon: "My role at the present time, I think, is best described by my title. I am the Vice President." Said a newsman: "Now I realize this may be a somewhat embarrassing question to put to you ..." Nixon broke in: "No questions are embarrassing." Continued the reporter: "Do you have any reason to believe that the President may be considering resigning?" Replied Nixon: "I would like to scotch once and for all, if I can, any rumors to the effect that...
...death. Sir Ernest remained a somewhat mysterious figure. His vanquished business rivals were still unsure what he had beaten them with. "Sir Ernest loved corporate assets," one mining associate recalled. "He actually got a lump in his throat describing some of them." Sir Ernest himself summed up his life more briefly. Said he: "We love diamonds with a passion you cannot understand...
...presented a primer on oceanography and, in the best segment, an exclusive filmed report of Air Force Major David Simons' 20-mile balloon ascent, capturing some of the suspense and loneliness of his mission. The show made a promising start in a major TV project, though its promise somewhat outstripped its performance. Like Walt Disney's learned japery (see below), Conquest's science reporting avoided condescension and cuteness, but the commentary suffered from a kind of Sunday-supplement inflation that too often made the pictures seem inadequate or anticlimactic. Cured of this fault and with greater success...
...Thomas Beveridge '58, were uniformly excellent in quality of style and technique and in intonation. The main problem they faced was that Miss Hunter's tone was noticeably larger and stronger than either of the others'. Singing from in back of the orchestra, the men's voices sounded somewhat thin. Curiously enough, this was more apparent in the solo arias than in the ensembles, where the balance was much better. Miss Hunter performed with spirit and facility, and her singing with the chorus was particularly effective. Mr. Beveridge, the only non-professional soloist, was not in the least overshadowed...