Word: stage
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...entire upper level of the spacious Copley Plaza ballroom will be transformed into a typical South American bar with plenty of space to lounge about and watch the many stage and screen stars perform during the evening...
...Japanese nation is composed of war-like tribes. From their primitive stage, men of god physique and intelligence were pressed into military service. Under the feudal system, samurai were the "knights" or professional soldiers. They became hereditary warriors who enjoyed special privileges and prestige over their dull and weaker brethren who tilled the soil and engaged in other sorts of civilian life. The samurai were as proud as if they were the guardians of their nation. They believed "might is right" and the sword is justice. So great was their influence that the country came under the domination of their...
Although in times past they have spoken face to face, this time there was no direct exchange between them. Like characters from two different plays who have somehow got on the same stage at the same time, they gestured in response to different cues, and each read his lines without regard for what the other had just said...
...took both General Wood and President Roosevelt, or either of them, at face value, why should the U.S. not declare that a state of war existed with Germany? In many respects, the U.S.-German war had gone far beyond the stage it had reached when the U.S. declared...
...Nature Notes (TIME, April 14), took it all back, said he really thought the book was wonderful. ∙∙ In Manhattan, Author Sinclair ("Red") Lewis made his Broadway debut as director and angel of the season's quickest flop: one performance. Critics called Good Neighbor "immensely dull." Said stage-struck Lewis who lost $25,650: "They were right. When you get that universal a comment there is no use fighting...