Word: geniality
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Winner of the lonely election was Elpidio ("Pidiong") Quirino, who became President last year after the death of Manuel Roxas. Breezy and genial, Quirino tries, at his meetings with reporters, to act like President Truman at White House press conferences, plugs his own version of the Fair Deal for the Philippines. His big selling point is his friendship with the U.S. (he wangled an invitation to visit the U.S. last summer). Filipinos generally regard him as personally honest, but much of his administration is corrupt and he is surrounded by politicians who cannot resist a chance to make a fast...
...genial Tennessean has undoubtedly noted the Crimson's weaknesses (none-too-sharp guard play and faulty pass defense) and will exploit them to the full. Valpey must have also noted the Eli defensive flaws (mediocre end play and weak pass defense) and will direct the Harvard offense against them...
...York City, which enjoys a good show, was having a pleasantly lively time in the mayoralty campaign. Neither greying, genial Democratic Mayor Bill O'Dwyer, nor his Republican-Liberal-Fusion challenger, Newbold Morris, could find any real excuse to call each other hard names. The Communist Party's favorite Congressman, shrill little Vito Marcantonio, had no real chance. There was no real issue. But the candidates were cartwheeling through a sort of political acrobatic contest, which provided wholesome free entertainment for young...
Following Sir Frederick comes the Embassy No. 3 man, genial, 39-year-old Counselor Dennis Allen. He may refer...
...loved art, collected El Grecos, Tintorettos and Rubenses. A genial man, he liked to play cards (skat) and drink beer, but usually had to sneak away from his strong-willed wife Pauline to do it. His favorite opera, he always said, was one he finished in 1923 called Intermezzo, the story of a musician and his termagant spouse...