Word: thrustingly
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...affectionate crowds that hung outside his house when he turned 90 in November, there was still an impish twinkle in his eyes, a pugnacious thrust to the jaw, a dash of the old defiance as he raised his hand in the familiar V sign. It was a valiant effort, for Churchill had grown ever weaker and more withdrawn in recent years. Denied his old pastimes of painting, bricklaying and racing a famous stable, he still found pleasure in food, drink and a meager ration of cigars, in feeding the black swans at Chartwell, his country manor, or reliving old wars...
...that they are constructing a gigantic monument on top of the MBTA station. All at once, the swarm of student workmen scrambles down. Suddenly the monument begins to revolve, and I perceive that it is a huge, flashing, revolving, three-story, red neon "A", A CRIMSON extra is thrust into my hands. I read half-way down; "The students said that they had constructed the A to show their love of and appreciation of excellent grades. The Faculty has also voted unanimously in praise of the new A. 'This is wonderful,' said a reliable Faculty source. 'You can talk...
...timing of De Gaulle's thrust that upset global money markets and affronted the U.S. Coming just when rumors abounded that Britain might have to devalue the pound because its reserves are so low-and that the U.S. would then inevitably have to devalue the dollar to remain competitive on world markets-the French action seemed to be an attempt to bother both currencies. De Gaulle clearly felt that by throwing his weight into world money markets, he could increase the franc's value against dollars and sterling, dramatize the shortcomings of the international monetary system, which France...
...Long Island are followed almost automatically by a skinny dip in the Sound. Unfortunately, at 25, Kathrin Perutz' ultra-sophistication and perception seem to come only in hot flashes. The characters, though in a suitably advanced state of corrosion, are not corrosive enough; their dialogue is too much thrust, too little...
...Heineman's reference to James Bond as stuffy is surely a classic case of the pot calling the gold brick black. Would he wheel a naked maiden around to catch a knife thrust meant for him? Would he, ensconced in the sack with a pajama topped blonde, refuse to meet his boss because "something big's just come up?" Would he grin patronizingly as a brutish adversary crushed a golf ball with one menacing hand? Or jump atop Pusey Galore after she'd bested him two judo falls out of three...