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...lines reads as follows: "[Gena Rowlands] moves from spasms of manic nervousness to chastened, hurt-animal despair..." Kael's review reads, "Mabel returns, chastened, a fearful hurt-animal look on her face." This is a common enough phrase, were it not followed later in Stephen's review by the Jine, "Mabel waits for the schoolbus to return with her kids, pacing like an anxious speed freak..." Kael writes: "...a big beautiful blonde in tight, short chemises, she darts about like an anxious speed freak...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A CRITICAL LAPSE | 3/3/1975 | See Source »

...against auto, bus and airplane competition. Lately, streamliners, cheaper fares, faster service, etc., have helped. But the No. 1 thorn in the railroads' side, the auto, stuck fast. Last week, unable to "lick 'em," the railroads decided to "jine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Train-Auto Service | 5/13/1940 | See Source »

...many instances are doing them harm." This is why Big Business is protesting the contemplated move by N.R.A. to abandon price control, despite its failure to raise prices. Big Business invented N.R.A. Big Business wants N.R.A. For businessmen simply followed the old adage: "If you can't lick 'em, jine 'em." N.R.A. is legalized monopoly...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Richberg Control | 10/9/1934 | See Source »

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