Word: acclaimed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Khrushchev's general manner, physical appearance, tone of voice. Democrat Humphrey left the President's office to savor the experience of occupying the center of the world's biggest Republican news stage as White House correspondents crowded around him, five-deep. Later, rounding out the acclaim, State Secretary John Foster Dulles called with a well-done message from Walter Reed Hospital...
...their quality that the program's success may begin to be estimated. "The material covered in the projects goes way beyond that of a Senior Honors essay," Sewall proudly states. "In fact, the essays are often of Ph.D. quality." On the basis of these results, and of the acclaim those who have gone through it unanimously accord, Sewall feels safe in saying that "it's a successful program...
Legions of operagoers agree. In Italy her appearances regularly touch off frenzies of acclaim the like of which the country has not seen in 30 years, since the heyday of Claudia Muzio. Since she made her U.S. debut (in San Francisco) eight years ago, every house she has sung to has been sold out, and her Bohème at the Metropolitan two seasons ago drew surging, partisan crowds that choked traffic around the house until 2 a.m. Some 30 cities in this country are bidding for her services at a top price of $5,000 per recital. Her American...
...boxer, switched to singing during the war, was brought to the U.S. by the Met's Bing. An excellent actor, he is particularly effective in the roles of such sorrowing old men as Boris and Don Carlo's Philip II, has also won acclaim for his Don Giovanni and The Barber's Basilio. His resonant, warm bass and trim good looks make him the leading contender for Ezio Pizza's place...
...fairly strong case might be presented. In these days of high-pressure athletics, lacrosse and golf are refreshingly low-pressure. The men who play these sports do purely for fun--there are no rewards here in terms of headlines, scholarships, or popular acclaim...