Word: priceless
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...forebodings, events seemed to be under the domination of General Charles de Gaulle. In fact, he was having his way rather than showing leadership (for leadership implies an agreed and shared objective). De Gaulle's behavior proved again that one man who knows what he wants has a priceless tactical advantage over a group of men who hope through debate to forge a mutually agreeable compromise...
...money be found? Even a UNESCO spokesman seemed dubious because, as he put it, the only recompense would be "a few priceless treasures of history, perhaps not enough to attract the necessary funds...
...Puerto Rican marriages involved people of noticeably different shades of color. It is my own hope that they will make explicit the principles of human brotherhood, of universal respect for men and women, that have been implicit in their culture. If they do they will have brought a priceless contribution to the life of the mainland...
Berenson's kind of sacrifice required a lot of money. It meant extensive travel to look at art: it meant building an art library of close to 50,000 volumes together with a now priceless art collection. It required many servants, researchers, a Tuscan villa with a vast formal garden in which to "taste the air." Hearing that he had his watch warmed to body temperature by the butler every morning before he strapped it on his wrist, impatient folk inclined to dismiss Berenson as a lucky hedonist. But he was really an ascetic in reverse who worked untiringly...
...Niehans asks no fee from ruling princes. But here there is another and more tangible "response to treatment." In his mansion is a priceless silk carpet, 30 ft. square, the gift of an Oriental potentate. The Imam of Yemen gave him a ritual sword in a jewel-studded gold scabbard. In the immense living room are several old masters, including a Van Dyck and a Durer. Most of Dr. Niehans' colleagues are still unconvinced, but his patients appear to be grateful...