Word: usually
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...seems to make better use of the five-day week than the young. On a Saturday in summer, the banks of the Moscow River are crowded with young couples strolling and kissing. Even in winter there are ways to beat the restrictions imposed by the chronic housing shortage. The usual way has been to borrow the flat of a friendly couple who are going to the theater or the ballet for an evening, but leisure inspires variations. This past winter one enterprising young man booked a first-class compartment for himself and his girl friend on the Red Arrow express...
Most industries turned in extremely mixed earnings performances. Among automakers, General Motors has this year-as usual-been running away with the frenetic sales race; G.M.'s volume rose 20% in the quarter and profits went up 25%. In a time of rising costs, however, static or slightly declining sales quite often have a disproportionately adverse effect on earnings. Ford suffered a 17% drop in profits on an 8% sales slide. While Chrysler's sales rose 1 %, its profits fell...
Malamud, as usual, is clear about his conclusion-and as usual uneasy with it. The reader turns each page of this little fable with a premonitory wince. Malamud has put Fidelman not so much through a pilgrimage as a forced migration. One senses that he may be all too aware that resurrections are always problematical. There is an uneasy shrillness, after all, to the notion of using a homosexual to demonstrate the complete way to fall in love with life...
...usual, Harvard's major challenge for top honors will come from Penn. Both the Quaker varsity heavies and lights have yet to lose this spring. But Harvard will into have to worry about either Penn crew until it makes the finals...
Harvard plans no strategy changes and will row at its usual high stroke for the race...