Word: gladding
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...when the Queen revealed a doughty spirit. Eager to set an example for her subjects, she visited hospitals and slums and delivered broadcasts in fluent French to the women of occupied France. The Queen recognized that war would prove to be a great democratic leveler. "I'm glad we have been bombed," she said in 1940, after Buckingham Palace weathered the first in a series of air attacks. "It makes me feel I can look the East End in the face." Hitler was to have said, "She is the most dangerous woman in Europe...
...Academy Awards, 40 million of us will still tune in Sunday night. After all, there’s something special about the possibility that a gladiator-turned-mathematician might take home Hollywood’s greatest prize—so special that I’ll be glad to stay awake through every last musical number...
...Andamans. The Islands Development Authority is talking about introducing fast catamarans, hovercraft and helicopter services to link the islands. The airstrip at Port Blair will be upgraded to enable bigger jets to come in from New Delhi, Bangkok and Singapore. It all sounds like progress, but we're glad we got there before the development. Visitors to the sumptuous resort soon to be built on Smith Island will no doubt be able to dine on steak and fries and have American breakfasts served in their seaside bungalows, but they will probably miss out on the things that made our trip...
...size of the roundup were tantamount to a witch hunt. Father Spagnolia was not convinced that he would win in the end--"I think I'm screwed"--but he was heartened by the support of Lowell and of his fellow priests. "A lot have called saying they're glad I have the balls to fight this," he said...
What is the point of all this rambling? Well, I’m glad I asked. The point is that while students spend so much time figuring out what to write on their study card, most do not notice a little circle which, when filled, represents all that is good in this world. Few students even consider, never mind fill, that lovely little haven of No. 2 lead—the Pass/Fail circle. Perhaps it’s the hassle of getting the instructor’s signature (even though most are more than happy to sign it). Maybe it?...