Word: suit
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...morning last week, a black limousine stopped in front of the gleaming white, ultra-modern Teachers' College which carpenters and masons were enlarging to hold the legislative houses of the long-awaited German Federal Republic. Out of the car stepped a tall, elderly man, in sober dark suit and high, starched collar. One or two of the workmen recognized him as he passed, and nodded gravely; he responded with a grin. Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor-apparent of the Federal Republic, was on his way to his office, and to one of the most momentous tasks undertaken...
Langs thought up the stick-on bra when his wife complained that she could not get an even tan in a bathing suit. Last May, after lengthy experiments, he put the adhesive cups on sale. He expected the bra to be just a sideline to his business of chrome-plating grilles for autos, and hired two girls to fill orders in the basement of his home. The orders poured in so fast that he had to hire 43 more employees, rent the entire floor of a warehouse. Many orders remained unfilled for weeks...
...Ederle, after 23 years still holder of the women's speed record for swimming the English Channel, wished the best of luck to 17-year-old Shirley May France, training for the same feat. In England, Shirley May primly assured the world that there would be a bathing suit under her coat of grease...
...suit on file in U.S. District Court in Washington last week, Chapman complained that his memory now has big gaps in it and that his personality has changed for the worse. His capabilities have been reduced, he claims, along with his initiative, and that cuts down his chances of advancement. However, having been acquitted on charges of drunkenness and assault, Chapman still had enough initiative to sue the Washington Terminal...
...Cleveland, for example, it was "nearly impossible to find attractive summer dresses ... without bobbing into one store after another. In Pittsburgh and Washington you'll likely have to look in half a dozen shops before you find [a summer suit] of acceptable size, style and price...