Word: perfected
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...U.S.S.R. . .. Therefore, the Soviet Government.. . proposes that the Government of Finland withdraw its troops without delay 20 to 25 kilometers (twelve to 15 miles) farther from the border of the Karelian Isthmus, thus preventing the possibility of a repeated provocation. Accept, Mr. Minister, the assurance of my perfect respect...
...What a marvelous thing it is to be able to roll along in this train in perfect peace!" said one of the Premier's aides. "The last time I was on a train back in Poland enemy aircraft dived every 20 minutes and machine-gunned the train...
...perfect mannequin's figure, the face of a pleasant elf, meticulousness, good taste, brains, and that French sauce of spirit that explains why Paris can remain, even in wartime, the world's style centre -these qualities combine to make Eve Curie, the 35-year-old daughter and biographer of Madame Marie Sklodovska Curie, a woman whose changes of dress or hairdo sometimes swing whole fashions. Last week Eve Curie wrote in Vogue about what happens to fashions in the face of tragedy...
...Principality of Lippe-Detmold since 1849. Nobody in The Netherlands had ever heard of the Prince before his engagement to Juliana was announced, but all knew that he must fit the proper specifications of a Prince Consort. He must be of royal blood, a Protestant, of flawless character, in perfect health. He was all that, but he also proved to have a few rather mild modern ideas. He liked cocktails, he was fond of speeding. He was said to have lost his head a bit when he suddenly found himself minus debts and with a yearly allowance...
...part, Author Thorp thinks, the result is educational. "The new rich . . . wanted to know all about high-powered cars, airplanes, ocean liners, yachts, villas, exotic food, wine, jewels, Paris dresses, perfect servants; and De Mille told them...