Word: thrustingly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Most of Auntie Fannie's legatees, of course, came in with items that were what an auction house employee delicately called "more decorative than collective"-meaning junk. One elderly couple thrust a collection of cups and dishes at Porcelain Expert Armin Allen and proclaimed, "These, young man, are very, very old." After examining the china, Allen observed diplomatically that "it says 'Made in Germany,' and it was not until the beginning of the 20th century that such a marking appeared." Another Parke Bernet diplomat, after examining a ring that its owner believed to be antique amber, said...
There are some men who are thrust into the public eye by their actions, like a person who shows bravery in extreme conditions, and there are some men who can literally force their way into the spotlight, like politicians. And there are a very few man who become centers of national attention as much for what they do as for the way they...
...seeks multilingual executive assistant willing to travel." Other multinational companies, however, outbid him with more intriguing ads and better pay. In desperation, Wessel decided to go public. He ordered his small public relations staff, whose major function previously had been to keep the BND out of the news, to thrust it into the limelight instead...
...Crimson account of my speech at MIT on the Middle East completely distorts the entire thrust of my argument. Fortunately, I spoke from a text, a perusal of which will convince any fair-minded reader that The Crimson account bears little relationship to my remarks. Firstly, I most emphatically deny that I accused Daniel Ellsberg of advocating violence. Your reporter obviously confused Daniel Ellsberg with Daniel Berrigan, who I did soundly criticize. Secondly, I did not say--nor do I believe--that "The Palestinians were wrongly expelled [from Israel]". What I said was as follows...
...record of his diplomatic successes. Another is the fact that, with Richard Nixon hampered and crippled by Watergate, Kissinger increasingly looms as the architect as well as the voice of U.S. policy. That, of course, is not quite the case. Kissinger himself always makes it clear that the necessary thrust of the White House is behind his success, but the misperception is understandable. Still another reason is that Kissinger happens to be the right man in the right place at the right time. As London Times Foreign Editor Louis Keren recently put it: "Much of the world, East as well...