Word: wiseness
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...quite the same old Vishinsky, the corrosive purveyor of wise saws and ancient instances- he was slower and less certain of himself, and his wit was chillier. But it was the same old Soviet line, with a few new twists to adjust to the passage of a year. For disarmament, Vishinsky wanted a world disarmament conference, to sit by next June; for Korea, he insisted on a truce at the 38th parallel and an evacuation of all foreign troops; for the benefit of Communism, he wanted the U.N. to condemn and outlaw the West's North Atlantic defense organization...
...poison to catch her prey. Often great sharks cruised along beside her. They never took even a nibble, but once when her husband came to visit, she saw a big barracuda looking at him fixedly with one round eye. Barracudas' minds are not hard to read. Fish-wise Dr. Clark realized just in time that this one had mistaken her husband's white sneakers for two small, edible fish. She got him into the boat before the barracuda could swallow either of them...
Among the 6,000 children, Psychologists Remmers and Bauernfeind found a few tots wise beyond their years. Said one fourth-grader: "I have no troubles. But I'll have some afterwards...
...Corridan, was devoting full time to a steady stream of longshoremen coming for advice. The school never takes sides in such disputes; its influence is felt only indirectly. But over the years, union men all over the East have come to realize that Jesuits Carey and Corridan are as wise about labor problems as any men alive...
Student hopes for the Yale weekend should rise, for, according to the Almanac's perennial favorite "Abe Weather-wise," fair weather is on the way. Only one week of this month will be clear and the vacation portends to be equally dismal, with rain predicted for Christmas...