Word: focused
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Joyce's curious glasses give him a somewhat Martian appearance. The left lens is so thick it is almost a hemisphere, and to focus it is necessary for him to throw back his head slightly when looking at people. Ten years ago, Joyce could not see with his left eye at all, and a cataract was beginning to form on the right eye. Every operation on the left eye caused a hemorrhage. Finally Dr. Alfred Vogt of Zurich succeeded in making an artificial pupil for the left eye, set in below the position of the normal pupil. The cataract...
...House. In the hands of Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Garrick is not just Garrick the man but Garrick the actor, as brilliant in his lover's arms as in the throes of "The Merchant of Venice." Two sterling actors of our own Century bring old England into sharp and exciting focus...
Married to Michael shortly before he sailed in 1913 to become British vice consul at Baltimore, she suddenly gave her motto a new focus. From then on she resisted her Protestant upbringing and Michael. It is this part of the story which is enough to scare male readers about literate wives and mistresses-a recital of love affairs, bedroom lyricism, plate throwing, tongue lashings, a self-righteous exposure of everything from Michael's lack of ambition to his dirty hairbrushes...
...they grumbled, "and Manager Art Ross sells him for $15,000!" Last week the moans turned to cheers. The rookie who had been raised from the Bruins Providence farm into Goalie Thompson's post had brought the Bruins six shutouts in seven games, had made Boston the frosty focus of the hockey world...
...With the focus shifted from the college to the graduate schools, the drive to raise $10,000 for the aid of German student refugees appeared headed for success last night. Enthusiastic support from the Law School has put the campaign within $3000 of its goal...