Word: wonder
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...first time in history, half a billion people are bursting with confidence and hope." I wonder if in the course of his study of the many centuries of Chinese history, Willcox came across the name of Sun Vat-sen? Might one also enquire how long it took to interview half a billion people...
Maria enjoyed murder so much that she made a habit of it for a while. Felix, who had encouraged her to begin with Marcus, began to wonder if she might not end with him. His mind was set at rest, though his prospects were unhinged, when another young soldier, Constans, killed Gratianus and Maria, and raised another "emperor" to the purple. Felix, of course, had to flee for his life, and so found himself sitting miserably in his bog, trying to be stoic about...
...That is the wonder of the modern-day fairy-land that is a New Hampshire or Vermont ski resort. Whether it's a chair lift, a rope tow, or a T-bar, there they all are. All types ride the tow. And here is where the basic purpose of the skier comes to the surface...
...wonder our bullfighters clown with the bulls nowadays," said he. "With the bulls in such a condition, anybody can get into the ring and caress the bull's muzzle and grin at the spectators while the bull is charging. The poor animal is like a man whose teeth have been filed down to the gums and who has to chew hard bread...
...with this thought is mind that I wonder whether the Corporation will continue its age old policy of choosing presidents or adopt a new method of selection...