Word: standin
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...longer governs except for the once-in-a-lifetime occasion when politicians disagree, and he must choose a Prime Minister to form a government. Vanier was picked by Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, formally appointed by Queen Elizabeth II, and in all important respects serves as the Queen's standin, exercising her powers and prerogatives. His main function is to exemplify the unifying symbol of the Crown in his travels across the land. His predecessor set an arduous example. Retiring Vincent Massey, 72, in his 7½ years as Canada's first native-born Governor General, entertained...
Well, he left him standin' there howlin...
...black hair straggled to her shoulders, and her tight tweeds strained in odd bulges. For three weeks of rehearsal, she worked as unobtrusively as if she were the second lead's standin. But when the Du Pont Show of the Month put What Every Woman Knows on the air last week, she gave new life to the dated charm of the J. M. Barrie play. As Maggie Wylie, the homely but wise and witty Scottish lass who is the real reason behind her bartered bridegroom's success, Ireland's Siobhan (pronounced Shi-vawn) McKenna...
...with Manila rope. Bound thus, Thach and some of his comrades astonished crowds with loops, snap rolls and high wing overs-and never snapped a rope or a wing. When Hollywood filmed Hell Divers in 1931, the High Hats flew all the stunt scenes. Clark Gable's flying standin: Art Radford, now retired after topping his career with four years of service as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff...
...enemy attack. The President's staff patched up a workable but probably extralegal procedure-Cabinet members stood by their telephones; air strike forces put on special alerts-and it was agreed that if the enemy did attack, the retaliation order would be given by a presidential standin, presumably Vice President Richard Nixon...