Word: paceful
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...matter what he does, even when abroad as head of a delegation, Vishinsky is essentially the instrument-the subordinate. When Molotov is present, Vishinsky speaks only when given the signal, usually remains a deferential pace behind. The No. 2 man loads other burdens patiently upon himself. At the Foreign Ministers conference in Moscow last spring, it was Vishinsky who stayed in the center box to lead the applause for the ballerinas at each intermission and at the end, while Host Molotov and the others dashed out for drinks...
...precious lunatic" by ordinarily venomous critics, Perelman occupies his own peculiar niche among top-ranking humorists. His biting, savoury style, bolstered by an endless supply of weird adjectives, signals a rocking belly laugh among even the most profound readers. For this adulation Perelman depends upon a speedy change of pace in the sequence of stories, the ridiculous image, and a willingness to play the fool for the benefit of his audience...
Watson added that if the present pace continues, all of the students temporarily assigned to the top-floor of the gymnasium should be in College rooms by October 11. The deadline for turning the makeshift living quarters back to athletic use is October...
...poetry, "My Heart Is a City," by H. Lawrence Osgood, ranks foremost for its gently tripping pace and for its neat imagery. "Point of Departure," by John Ashbery, and "Anatomy of Degradation," by John Simon, both lack the polished impact of Osgood's brief offering. The poetry necessarily should provide the magazine's continuity-breaks in the utter absence of anything resembling commentary on contemporary issues. One wouldn't even want William Becker's excellent discussion of John Millington Synge to reach a more sensational conclusion than that the Irish playwright led the modern field in "unselfconscious realism...
...than a successful cross country season. With definite Olympic possibilities like Don Trimble and Sam Felton returning next spring in the field events, the Harvard coach plans to use the forthcoming harrier season as a means of revitalizing his anemic middle distance and distance forces so they can keep pace with the high point...