Word: touche
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...story, which neatly lumped all the Reds' pet villains, fit the old Communist pattern. Some small parts which sounded true, i.e., that Grösz was "in touch" with the Vatican and the U.S. embassy, simply did not add up to treason; the really damaging details were plainly fantastic. But under questioning from Judge Vilmos Old (a former Nazi), Grösz-reported to be "calm and deliberate"-obediently confessed to the whole story...
BUDGE PATTY, 27, defending champion and semi-reformed playboy, a player with a deft, steady touch (and a bad ankle), who has not won a major tournament in a year...
...more than are needed to fit all the special niches. So, many of the species must have been formed by such evolutionary forces as change of environment. Because each kind of louse is limited to certain birds, it is easy for groups of lice to get out of touch with the main body of their kind. When birds cross a natural barrier, such as a desert or mountain range, the lice they carry become like animals living on an island. They often change in the course of time, as island animals...
...sister carriers in the task force operate around the clock. Together they can keep Panther jets, gull-winged Corsairs and big Douglas Skyraider attack bombers in the air 24 hours a day. Daylight operations from carriers are delicate enough. Operations at night require a catlike sense of touch and balance, perfectly trained crews and pilots...
...world of generous bosoms and high kicks, a world that is gone but kindly remembered. The man was a genius besides. His line had all the energy of a high kick, his wit surpassed his exuberance, his knowledge of the human figure equaled his delight in it, and his touch was light as lace. He designed as well as the Japanese woodcut artists whom he most admired, and for their warm-milk sentimentality he substituted an absinthe bite...