Word: trims
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Married. Jack Lemmon, 37, deft, Oscar-winning (Mister Roberts) film comedian; and Felicia Dines Farr, 29, trim, brown-eyed television actress; both for the second time; in Paris...
Powerful Foes. Amini had tried to persuade his Cabinet, especially the army, to trim expenditures. The Shah could have used his authority to back the Premier's demands, but did not. While the ministers argued over the budget (two even came to blows), the financial crisis deepened, partly as a result of Amini's realistic reforms. The Treasury lost a major source of revenue after a ban on foreign luxury goods reduced import duties to almost zero; the punctured inflationary balloon resulted in a recession...
...past 14 years she has bought all her clothes at Mainbocher, with the exception of a dress or two she may pick up in Paris. Mainbocher, the classicist of simple lines and uncluttered elegance at stratospheric prices, and Ceezee were made for each other; her bright coloring and trim figure flatter his clothes, while their understated chic expresses Ceezee inside as well as outside...
...Case For. Most businessmen, particularly the big industrialists, favor Britain's entry, thereby arousing labor union suspicions that they plan to trim British wages to Continental levels. Actually, those levels are rising.* More significantly. Common Market membership would shake up labor's soft and featherbedded ways. At present, British workers are immobile, hence many areas suffer from a severe labor shortage; plants will do anything-including slowing down production-to keep workers. British industry would have to take drastic steps to reorganize and re-equip. Many British businessmen agree that the "bracing cold shower." as Macmillan describes European...
...whom he's going to pass. If it's rough, you must watch the sea. If it's fluky, you must watch for direction changes, keep an eye on the cat's-paws. You must watch the balance of the boat and trim the sails. The scene is always changing; every puff of wind means something in relation to your opponent...