Word: touched
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...hands are more exposed to heat, cold, light, moisture, irritant chemicals, sensitizing chemicals and germs than any other part of the body. Moreover, an infection or poisoning of the whole body may affect the hands with especial severity. Finally, because they are the most used organs of touch, they are subject to psychosomatic disturbances. ("The hands are busy if the mind is busy . . . agitated if the mind is agitated...
Critics were almost as enthusiastic as the audience, decided that, with a touch of temperament, she could be the successor to such great lieder singers as Lotte Lehmann and Elisabeth Schumann. "A stunning example of vocal artistry," said the New York Times. "A memorable demonstration," said the Herald Tribune...
...same old stand, but with greatly lowered standing. In A Girl Can Tell, Playwright Herbert, still concerned with discreetly amorous young girls, is still dallying with dalliance, still writing under the sign of Virgo in the spirit of Capricorn. But this time his hand is tired, and his touch seems coarse...
...Eisenhower Administration, whose press relations have been under attack by Washington newsmen (TIME, Oct. 26), last week tried to end some of the criticism; it got ready to ease the regulations on classified information. But the announcement of the change only served to touch off another flurry of complaints...
...islanders, as well as he can record the quarreling speech of a village strumpet: "I could give your story to the worl'. but people who is people don't do that sort o' thing. You ain't people. Baby Parker. You foot never touch shoe nor you head hat. You ain't people...