Word: touche
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...classes of the community are busy arguing that if only they are given a little bit more in the way of incentive (at the expense of the rest of the community) they will respond with more activity. ... But it is probably more realistic (though it has that touch of brutal cynicism that is so much frowned upon these days) to hold that the stick is likely to be more effective than the carrot. It may be true that one reason why people will not work hard is that they can buy so little with their wages. But it is much...
...Fourth of July; Winant and the girl clerks were gone; and Prince's Gate rang again with the tinkle of party glasses and the blare of a dance band. G.I.s had come with their girls-a few clerks; a few debutantes, and many a "five-shilling touch" from Piccadilly in full war paint. Hedda Hopper of Hollywood was there (in one of her hats). So were Wellington Koo, Sir John (now Viscount) Simon, Lord & Lady Mountbatten and General Spaatz. With cautious restraint, Clement and Mrs. Attlee sipped gin and lemon. Herbert Morrison wandered pixy-like and alone through...
Patrick's touch won't be visible until the October Holiday (the August and September numbers have already gone to press). Patrick intends to make Holiday bigger, do something about its cookie-cutter picture layouts. Fuller made clear: there will be no more space for the poor man's holiday. "I don't want stories about how to cook supper in the backyard or how to save up 50? to go to Coney Island. I want articles about . . . what to do and what to see at Yellowstone Park. And in between, articles about what to wear...
...halfway point, warmed up at last, Strand let out. His white kangaroo-skin shoes seeming scarcely to touch the ground, he swung past Les MacMitchell, king of U.S. milers. At the end, MacMitchell was 30 yards behind. Strand's time, after his slow start, and on a slow track was 3:54.5 (equivalent to a 4:12 mile). Mission completed, Strand went looking for some shade and some ice cream...
Higher prices will mean that consumers will be more careful in what they buy, will be far more ready to touch off a buyers' strike. And if food prices get out of hand, consumers will be forced to cut down. The U.S., as a whole, can afford to, if it does not like high prices. U.S. food consumption is well above prewar...