Word: unspectacularly
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...Kubitschek had already made clear in his New Year's message to the people, the first year of his five-year development plan had to be spent mainly in the unspectacular business of laying the groundwork. Nevertheless, 1956 did produce unexpected progress. Almost as though he could hardly believe Brazil's good fortune, Kubitschek reported that...
...been the big gun in all six consecutive victories, and continually hits for points when they are most needed. Woolston has been a steady unspectacular player who has been of tremendous help off the backboards and who has scored consistently in double figures...
...value of these unspectacular but important lessons is shown in the increased frequency of surgery in Iowa's institutions for the aged: a 50% increase in operations on patients over 60 since 1952, and a 64% increase (from 369 to 606) on those over 80, with proportionately fewer deaths than ever before...
...kidding. With the possible exception of watching the screen all day long, no task in TV is tougher than figuring out how to keep it filled. One of the big challenges facing Sacks and his fellow programmers on the other networks : the current season has turned into a big Unspectacular, and so far there is little in the way of new shows or fresh ideas to replace the many failures...
...California, Republican Thomas Kuchel had a reputation as a nice guy and a solid but thoroughly unspectacular member of the U.S. Senate. Apart from his grip on President Eisenhower's coattails, Kuchel was hardly considered a match for fast-talking, matinee idolish Democrat Richard Richards. Last week Tom Kuchel walloped Richard Richards by more than 400,000 votes. The size of his victory indicated that he had won on his own, not on Ike's coattails. And it contradicted the maxim of latter-day fellow Californian Leo Durocher, who once said positively: "Nice guys finish last...