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...signs his letters to the London Times, is an enlightened, erudite divine, son of a onetime headmaster to Oxford's Balliol, lectured in philosophy at Queen's, became headmaster of Repton before he ascended to the bishopric of Manchester. That northern see, with its industrial pinch, led Dr. Temple politically to the Left of his colleague of Canterbury, into the Labor Party and on to the presidency of its Workers Educational Association. With the enthusiasm of a practical social reformer who enjoys playing pool with settlement house moppets, His Grace of York is a leading spirit in "Copec...
...foregoing tax schedules, Democratic members of the Ways & Means Committee became alarmed at reports that their bill was generally considered a dismal disappointment as a revenue-raiser. To stop this criticism they announced they would raise surtaxes not from the $150,000 but from the $50,000 level thereby pinch 7,000 instead of 1,000 taxpayers, thereby boost Federal revenue by an extra...
...boil, season to taste and simmer gently until all vegetables are cooked. Remove garlic and herbs, and rub through fine hair-sieve. Return to clean stewpan, correct for seasoning. Bring slowly to the boil, while thickening with a little cornflour mixed with cold water, then add a pinch of castor sugar and serve with crouton of fried bread. A little seed tapioca may be added as a garnish, but must be added and cooked before the soup is thickened...
...With your write-up of Dave Sholtz in TIME, May 20, I am forced to take all articles in your magazine with a pinch of salt. You may think he is a wonderful man but the people of Florida wish he had remained in Brooklyn and we were free of him. We have had some sorry Governors but Dave is the worst...
...pure text but if the present volume is any indication it will not be "pure" in the Brattle Street sense. With his usual acumen, he has already ensured against that. For his recipe for poetry is apparently a dash if wit, a sprinkle of imagery, and a pinch of smut. The last condiment is easy to find despite his commendable ruse in transliterating into Greek certain English monosyllables which always arouse Mr. Dirty Mind, the true-born censor. There is a blank page, whose missing text appears only in the holograph edition, and the penny arcade reader may well purchase...