Word: whose
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Defense continued to talk both to the judges and the record. One of Yamashita's aides, whose English was limited, became sorely puzzled. "Who is this Mr. Jackson that Captain Reel is always talking about? He always jumps up and says, 'Jackson.' " When the Americans realized that "Jackson" was the Japanese's understanding of "objection," they told him that Jackson's last name was "Notsustained...
Prize Packages. There were other passengers on Suzanne's plane, whose plans and hopes for the future were inevitably and inextricably intertwined with those of the earthbound: dapper, 67-year-old Bernard Boutet de Monvel, the famed portraitist son of an even more famed illustrator father (Filles et Garcons, Jeanne d'Arc); lovely Kate Kamen and her shrewd, spectacled husband Kay, the man responsible for bringing Mickey Mouse watches, stuffed Donald Ducks and other Disney-fathered creatures into millions of U.S. nurseries. There was dynamic young (30) Ginette Neveu who in 1947, according to one critic, stepped "practically...
...accept bids. Although many students have already committed themselves to a club by a verbal promise by this date, there is considerable changing of cards at this time. This means that a student receiving two or more cards turns in the unused ones to the president of the club whose bid he accepts. The president than rushes them back to a central office, which is constantly checked by runners from each organization. As soon as a club's card is turned back in, another must be sent out to the next man on the "desirable" list, and so on until...
Miss Luce was much more satisfactory as the millionaires, and the Brattle Company supported her very well, with the exception of Fletcher whose mugging was rather amateurish. Jan Farrand and Peter Temple, on the other hand, were very pleasing, and on the whole, the actors were energetic and witty...
...total return on investment last year, but there remains the danger that the recession may suddenly worsen and thus take a bigger chunk out of investment income. However, the University takes comfort in its continued conservative investment policy. Harvard's capital is much safer than that of schools whose need for higher returns has made them switch to more risky investments...