Word: usual
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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BULLET PARK, by John Cheever. In his usual setting of uncomfortably comfortable suburbia, Cheever stages the struggle of two men-one mild and monogamous, the other tormented and libertine-over the fate...
...debate be limited to four hours and that no amendments be allowed. From there, it will go to the full House, where Mills and Byrnes are certain of passage this week. In fact, Mills is so sure of his votes that he did not even bother to take his usual meticulous head count...
...Gaulle's most loyal ministers, seemed agitated. Former Culture Minister Andre Malraux, the ideologue of Gaullism, also seemed nervous, bringing his left hand to his mouth as if to bite his nails. Outgoing Premier Maurice Couve de Murville looked even more icy and dour than usual. The old Gaullist veterans remember all too well that in 1953, the last time De Gaulle huffily retired from French politics, the party fell apart almost immediately. This time they are determined that Gaullism will remain a strong, united force...
...seemed to be just another Emmy awards ceremony, more smoothly mounted than in the past, but still the usual routine: M.C.s introducing guest presenters who introduced the winners. But there also were some moments spiked with irony and bitterness...
...long before inflation will be stopped? Changes in monetary policy usually take six months to a year to be felt through the entire economy. Since the money supply was tightened only six months ago, White House Economist McCracken figures that the U.S. is now going through the "awkward months" of waiting for the effects to become vis ible. When money is restricted and taxes raised, the usual sequence is that pro duction slows down after some months, then profits drop and businessmen cut back on hiring. Prices are the last to fall. Usually they come down only after demand slackens...