Word: perfection
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Flushed by his narrow escapes and tumultuous ovations, Nehru threw a farewell bouquet to Calcuttans: "I should like to express my deep gratitude . . . not only for my warm welcome . . . but for the perfect order that prevailed . . . Calcutta is ... a peaceful city of busy folk carrying on their professions and avocations, while just a few anti-social elements cause trouble...
...Coupe du Roi des Beiges, for a tournament at Onex, Switzerland-and last year he won the cup himself. This year he reached the quarter finals of the amateur championship in Paris. Other members of the Onex club hail Leopold III, King of the Belgians, as "a perfect golfer...
...been 200 years since the birth of Philosopher-Poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. To the University of Chicago's Robert M. Hutchins, 1949 seemed like a perfect time for calling attention to a "consciousness of moral responsibilities, liberty, and the dignity...
...impassioned oratory, the party agreed that it must proceed carefully so as not to lose its legal standing. One speaker defined the party's task: "To dream of a perfect, serene, ideal world preceded by years of torment and contemplation of spiritual ideals." Despite its recent gains, M.S.I, was still more notable for dreaming than action...
...scorned marriage ("Bachelors know more about women than married men. If they didn't they'd be married, too"). But he shook the faith of many an admirer when he married at 50 and said: "I have often imagined that I would be as perfect a husband as a woman could find." Otherwise, as his Chrestomathy proves, he has been consistent in his peeves and gripes through several decades. But Mencken seldom descended to personal brawls in print. Like many a man with a terrible pen, he preferred the assault on the group. Says he: "I have never...