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Word: eye (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...attempting to add up the credits-and the debits-of the Khrushchev trip, no one could arrive at a flat sum. The West has many times before received promises from Communism and seen them broken without the blinking of an eye. This time, if the Soviet leader really meant what he said, it appeared that at least some few forward steps had been taken toward creating a peaceful atmosphere. But if, on the other hand, all the talk was just more Communist bunkum, then in terms of world hopes raised and dashed, the Khrushchev trip could only be a fiasco...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FOREIGN RELATIONS: After the Visit | 10/12/1959 | See Source »

...politician with an eye on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue had better keep the other eye cocked toward California, with its late (June 7), high-stakes (81 delegates to the Democratic National Convention, 70 to the Republican) presidential primaries and its 32 electoral votes. To no one is California more crucial than to Native Son Richard Nixon; if he cannot count on his home state, he will have a rough path to walk toward the White House. Just four months ago the Mervin Field poll, most widely circulated in the state, showed Nixon not only running well behind Massachusetts' John Kennedy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Home, Sweet Home | 10/12/1959 | See Source »

...Shrew of Aubrey Schwarz is especially fascinating because it has such strident symbolic power. Schwarz borrows his technique from Durer's enamel engravings, but the daring placement of the shrew, the uncanny emphasis on its very white eye belongs to the modern period. Without losing its descriptive accuracy, The Shrew is designed as a harrowing picture; the animal shown is an image of horrid, unfathomable evil...

Author: By Ian Strasfogel, | Title: American Prints Today | 10/9/1959 | See Source »

Berenson's sharp eye for a genuine masterpiece served him well as he built up the large art collection that now fills his 40-room Settignano mansion. The contents of this villa, most of which have been willed to Harvard, include an extensive library of about 80,000 volumes on art, religion, and history as well as the art collection...

Author: By Ian Strasfogel, | Title: University Will Receive Berenson Art Collection | 10/8/1959 | See Source »

Senator Harrison A. Williams' two day visit to the University, which begins tonight may mean more than meets the eye...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Williams to Open Visit With Talk | 10/6/1959 | See Source »

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