Word: mastering
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...plot of The Beaux' Stratagem is as chestnutty as they come. Two young purse-poor gallants pose as master and servant in order to wed wealthily. One sometimes feels that money is the English equivalent of Nirvana. The country inn, where much of the action takes place, is the English dramatic equivalent of the French bedroom. It offers an almost novelistic diversity of characters and encounters. Prelates and highwaymen, maids and matrons meet and mingle-strangers in the night who may, with a little bit of luck, become intimates for the night. Mine host, Boniface, has given his name...
There is still a lot of work to be done in the low-rise section; the dining hall, library, common rooms, Master's residence, and House offices will not be completed until the beginning of March. The 20-story tower, which will accommodate an additional 146 men, should be completed by September...
...Creek, Calif., can charge at least three dozen city fees, from business licenses to civic theater tickets. Last week the last word in the credit-card way of life was announced: in ten states, U.S. income taxes up to $500 can now be charged on either a BankAmericard or Master Charge card where banks are willing to cooperate...
...similar plan-offered by Master Charge in the states of Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Wyoming-will provide about the same services for interest rates up to 18% annually. As soon as arrangements can be made, the idea is likely to spread to other states, allowing cardholders briefly to escape the immediate and full payment of federal taxes...
...Harvard, he has done just as well, leading the team in scoring when he was playing as a sophomore. Since this is his last year, please give "The Master," as we used to call him, his just desserts...