Word: buttoning
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...gray-blue flannel suit leaned across his tidy teak desk, past the elegant brown calf briefcase with gold combination locks, and pressed one of the 30 buttons on his elaborate intercom. "What's on TV tonight?" he asked. "Only some weight lifting," a male secretary replied. "Oh, all right," the button-pusher said. "We haven't got time anyway...
...arrested. There were reports that some naval officers accused of participation in last month's mutiny attempt (TIME, June 11) were being tortured. Portraits of the King vanished from walls in restaurants and other public places. Military insignia bearing the crown were ripped off uniforms, creating a severe button crisis-each officer's uniform requires 13 buttons. Regime-approved replacements are nonexistent and tailors are making do with plain metal buttons...
...better-dressed sets of hosts Lowell Lec had seen in a while. The ushers, each wearing a button of their mentor, were dressed in coats and ties, blouses and skirts. It might have been a gathering of young Republicans, except that the buttons bore pictures of Guru Maharaj Ji, the 15-year-old "Perfect Spiritual Master." Stage right, an empty chair covered with white satin and bed ecked with flowers stood as a constant eerie reminder of the boy-saviour...
...their two children. "A host of old friends have also rallied round," says Lady Bird. "Lyndon never cut the strings between himself and old friends, and they've been marvelous in thinking of things to do. They know a bridge game is my favorite way to push a button and escape." Other friends have invited her to Mexico to dig for Aztec artifacts and given parties for her in Washington and New York. "You notice the extraordinary generosity of people," she says. Then she adds: "To be honest, there is disappointment too, when you realize that some friendships change...
...maintained walkie-talkie contact with the Cubans from a cruising car. The Cubans carried a suitcase with air-express invoices addressed to Dr. Fielding, and thus persuaded a cleaning lady to admit them to Fielding's office. They left the suitcase, containing a CIA camera, then punched the "unlock" button on the office door before leaving. When they returned later, they found the door relocked and had to break in. The operation fizzled, however, when they could not find any file with Ellsberg's name...