Word: steps
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...impersonally as we could. Absolutely nothing personal was said: and yet the personal tension was every second becoming more unbearable. I was aware, of course, that she agitated me--but I couldn't make out whether she was agitated; and I was determined to avoid a false step. What really happened was that we were both in that state, but neither wanted to take the responsibility of declaring it: the ghost of respectability, perhaps, but also the fear of rebuff and making fools of ourselves. ... The fire began to die and the room to get cold. Should...
...cause of segregation, but this power is rarely used and is hampered by southern FBI agents who are often in sympathy with the segregationists. A judicious shift of personnel should be urged on the FBI, and its activities in the South should be increased. This would be one step towards apprehending those who can now commit their crimes without fear of punishment...
...accommodation for motorists going south or returning. Under the plan the autos are placed on freight cars while their drivers sleep in passenger cars on the same train. When the service was extended to five new cities last fall, a jokester writing in Le Figaro saw it as a step toward the ultimate solution of driving problems in France. By hauling cars everywhere by rail, he pointed out, there would be an end to highway accidents, driver fatigue, and wear and tear on highways. For those who dislike driving in town, the old city streetcar lines could be reactivated...
...inhabits exposed tidal flats, the bonefish is a nervous wreck-always on the lookout for enemies, spooking at the shadow of a bird overhead, fleeing in panic from the sound of a beer can being opened. Ever so stealthily, the bonefisherman tiptoes across the flats, taking care not to step on sting rays, his freshly baited hook (live shrimp is tasty) all ready, his eyes peeled for a waving tail, a moving shadow, anything that might suggest bonefish. Once in a while he sees the fish before it sees him. Not often...
...loudest hosannas, however, must go of course to Miller, Kazan, and the Lincoln Center acting company. Together they have enabled the American theatre to take a giant step...