Word: burdened
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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These are ordinary occasions, and yet they are so cleverly handled that the audience is continually chuckling. It is a heavy burden for only two people, but it is doubtful that two more capable actors could be found. Miss Tandy and Mr. Cronyn take turns playing straight man, but at all times they seem perfectly natural. Their timing is excellent and whether it is a sharp retort of a raised eyebrow, the action is delivered with maximum effectiveness...
Fragmentary as they are, however, the Diaries add new insight to the character of the tough, purposeful Government servant whom Washington remembers-the middleweight of the broken nose, the level gaze, the straight-lined lips and few words. James Forrestal was a man whose mind never put down the burden of responsibility for U.S. military security. His inner conflict was between his intense loyalty to his chiefs and his equally intense concern for the safety of his country. When politics or expediency dictated policies that violated Forrestal's calculations of military necessities, he kept his worries within the official...
...they grow more spiritually minded, he thinks, U.S. Jews will more & more observe the Law's injunction to make "peace between man and his fellow" a part of their religious duties. "When sometimes I am talking about this and someone asks me why we Jews should bear the burden when other groups don't seem interested in doing anything, I consider it an impious question. Jews must see themselves as God intends them to be-His servants and the servants of mankind...
Nevertheless, overall expansion of the economy to take care of the arms burden is having its troubles. Some $631 million of new steel plants have been put in place, or one-third of the planned steel expansion-but so far the rise has come largely in finished steel plants, not the more urgently needed blast-furnace capacity. The electric-power industry, with $2 billion of new capacity installed, is still only one-third of the way to its goal. The $500 million planned expansion of the aluminum industry, dependent on more electric power, is only 14% complete...
...line hardly charged at all, so that Columbia passer Mitch Price had time to shine his shoes before throwing. This threw an extra burden on the secondary, which allowed two touchdowns via the air lanes...