Word: wonder
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Even so, the British revere their health program. Conservatives endorse it, and doctors--if pressed--will admit the advantages of compulsory health insurance. "We are treating for the first time patients with diseases rampant for years," one doctor stated. "No wonder our offices are crowded--the people who used to die unnoticed are getting some attention...
After 95 minutes of following such razzle-dazzle from end to end of the big CinemaScope field, an audience may begin to wonder whether it has been cleverly entertained or cynically worked over. However, Moviemaker Johnson can make one feel that it is almost a privilege to be worked over by a champ...
...Republicans in 1952 it seemed that there was something radically wrong with the nation's defense policy. Americans, wearied by the second of two global wars, were finding little relief in the restless peace that followed. Out-of-office politicians, and many voters as well, were beginning to wonder if we hadn't "lost" the Korean War. No one, apparently, had very definite ideas about what should be done. But the voters demanded some kind of action, and when Candidate Eisenhower promised to go to Korea and do "something," the nation responded with a surge of confidence...
Umpteen million amateur photographers will read the article about George Tames's picture of President Eisenhower [TIME, Feb. 15], and I'll wager 90% of them will wonder what kind of camera . . . what f. opening . . . what shutter speed . . . what light source...
Tacked to the bulletin board in the entranceway was the weekly announcement of services in Appleton Chapel and Memorial Church. The bald man was drawn to its list of preachers. "I wonder how many of these . . . ." he said...