Word: winded
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...beneath the bluster Ben Bella is more pragmatist than dogmatist, and Algeria's sorry state persuaded him to begin tacking with the Western wind. "He is determined to feed, clothe and employ his people," said one Western diplomat, "and he's going to kick over any 'isms' that...
...once as few and far between as the strands of their own hair. To the wearer it was all a matter of secrecy and shame, and to onlookers a cause for thunderous hilarity; the next best thing to seeing a man slip on a banana peel was watching the wind lift the wig off his glittering skull. Neither disgraceful nor comic any more, toupees are big business in the U.S. today. They are worn not only by matinee idols whose afternoons are fast fading into dusk, but also by many a man who lost his comb and never noticed...
...seems an outrageous force beyond their control. Their idealism gives way to cynicism, their heroism to savagery. "The Revolution is like a hurricane," says one character. "If you're in it, you're not a man . . . You're a leaf, a dead leaf blown by the wind...
...Fish I Have Known by Arthur H. Beavan, author of Birds I Have Known and Animals I Have Known. Pulling out the first edition, Gridley looked with warmth at the Fearing bookplate, which showed a green trout leaping from a green stream. The motto read: "Wish Us the Wind South," and underneath were the words: "This book is not to be sold or exchanged...
...admonitions: "Wear them down. Punish them. Intimidate them." Only twice in the first half did the vaunted Giant offense penetrate Packer territory. The lone Giant touchdown was scored by the defensive team, on a blocked punt. Tittle complained about the cold: "My hands were numb, and the wind was so crazy I couldn't throw the long pass. The ball just broke...