Word: unorthodox
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...Goren's astonishment, Moyse led the diamond king, with the notion that it was a brilliant and unorthodox play. Declarer Harmon threw off a spade in the dummy, winning the first trick with his ace, played the queen and jack of diamonds (discarding two more spades in dummy), and went on to make the contract, losing only West's two trumps and the spade...
...Democrat, understandably claiming anonymity, lamented that Rockefeller was "the only man in either party who has been free of the responsibility for errors of the past. He alone could have driven the pack of contestants onto the high ground of debating the great issues of survival and national need." Unorthodox as it is, Rockefeller's new role of independent Republican spokesman holds the promise of considerably strengthening the Republican Party. Said Rocky in his withdrawal statement: "I am a Republican-seriously concerned about the future vigor and purpose of my party ... In this spirit I expect to support...
...tradition-loving Maine, Democratic Governor Clinton Amos Clauson lived a notably unorthodox political life. To begin with, he was not a Down-Easter at all; he came east from Iowa as a young man, set up practice as a chiropractor in Waterville, later prospered as a fuel-oil dealer, and was elected Waterville's mayor in 1956. Then, as a conservative Demo crat, he skyrocketed out of comparative obscurity in 1958 to win the Democratic gubernatorial nomination away from the candidate of the Democratic liberals, led by Maine's popular Governor Ed Muskie (now U.S. Senator). Clauson...
Turmoil & Toughness. But alongside the evil there was an artistic turmoil and a civic toughness that prompted Pope Boniface VIII to call the Florentines "the fifth element." The McCarthy heroes are, of course, the artists. Her descriptions are sharp and unorthodox (of Il Rosso's Moses Defending the Daughters of Jethro: "The half-carnival atmosphere of an insane asylum or of a brothel during a police raid"). Together with the book's superb photographs, such comments have the effect of giving entirely fresh life to tourist memories. The Stones of Florence is in the end a solid tribute...
Experience and depth and skill are all necessary for a top flight team, and the Crimson backfield is blessed with all of these. Ravenel, whose unorthodox play calling has upset many opponents, and left halfback Chet Boulris, who gained 886 yards last year, provide a dangerous pass-run combination...