Word: spites
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...your reviewer a copy of Samuel Richardson's Pamela [TIME, Dec. 14] ? I think he might enjoy it, in spite of the prejudice he seems to have absorbed from one of those histories of the English novel we all had to read in college. Pamela-or at least the first half of it-is one of the most amusing books in the language, and it is hard to see why [Henry] Fielding or anyone else should imagine that its author did not intend it to be amusing. I seriously doubt that "most of London enjoyed a good cry" over...
...fingers and, chatting with TIME Correspondent Frank White, allowed himself the luxury of some mild self-satisfaction. "I cannot avoid smiling a little when, as chief of an occupied country, I sit down with the leaders of the occupying nations, such as Mr. Eden and M. Bidault. In spite of the fact that Germany hasn't yet full sovereignty, its economic and political impact is fully felt in world affairs...
...prisoner of war, both categories: Allied, who in overwhelming numbers, in spite of months of insistent propaganda, demanded repatriation; Chinese and North Korean, who in overwhelming numbers, with no organized program of propaganda, rejected repatriation...
...associates took their places, Earl Warren's broad, friendly face broke into a quick smile. He beamed at Mrs. Warren, who had arrived from California the night before and was sitting among the spectators nearest the bench. For 65 minutes the court went through routine business. But in spite of the Chief's pleasant demeanor, there was an air of tension in the marble-columned courtroom...
...voice quavering, wire-maned David Ben-Gurion, 67, delivered his "abdication" address in a radio broadcast to the citizens of Israel. He was convinced that, "in spite of excessive party fragmentation . . . the people of Israel are far more united at heart than many imagine." Then he concluded with a definition of faith, in his version of the words of the Prophet Habakkuk: "Righteous man lives by his faith. He will not preach to others, will not act the saint by calling on others to live justly, will not look for fault in his neighbour. But he will practice his faith...