Word: sure
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Pratt voiced optimism for the Program, saying that he is "sure" that the $82.5 million goal will be reached by June, 1959. He feels that a sufficient number of large gifts will be given in the next six months to meet the expectations of the directors...
...Huff, but a Dudgeon. It is easy to understand how this mistake was made. It was not one of the old-model high Dudgeons, but one of the new low ones, which are frequently mistaken for Huffs, particularly when there is any fog about. I am quite sure of the facts in this matter, as I happened to be driving by in my 1958 Dilemma at the time...
Abdullah tiptoed through the drawing room to make sure that his small charge was safely asleep. As he opened the bedroom door, a light flashed on and Abdullah found himself face to face not with the little prince but with a woman. Shouting, "Fein sidi! Fein sidi!" (Where is my master?), Abdullah leaped on the Begum, tried to choke the truth from...
...blacksmith or other metal worker sometimes makes sure that a bar of iron is heated to a "cherry red" before hammering it into shape. He uses the (color) of the light emitted by the bar to tell...
...esoteric, nor the contemporary pieces too bizarre or difficult. The big numbers should not last more than about seven minutes, and they should be substantial without being excessively weighty. Variety is important, but the works must not be incongruous. And there should be a few, but not too many, sure-fire display pieces...