Word: smoothly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...simple fact that he is his own man-a rare thing for an artist, even in the U.S. and in the 20th century. His painting ideas are fresh-minted, borrowed from nobody (with the possible and rare exception of Orozco). He never tries to buy attention with smooth-rubbed clichés. He suppresses every detail that fails to contribute to the immediate impact of his pictures, makes every gesture count...
...from Genoa on her maiden Atlantic crossing. Newest of the Italian Lines' luxury liners, she was also the first new Italian liner to sail for New York since the start of World War II. For most of the 4,737-mile voyage, the 697-ft. Doria had smooth sailing at an average 22.97 knots...
Jimmy Wood, the house bass man and Jo Jones at the traps are both fine rhythm men who got a bit on their own when the spirit moves them. These three provide a strong beat for the smooth trumpet work of Ruby Braff...
Last fall, Crimson Coach Lloyd Jordan had three weeks in which to polish up and set into motion a smooth-running squad. But three weeks is hardly enough time for a coach to produce the versatile player now required. Spring practice in such a case becomes a necessity--not because a team must be drilled and re-drilled until it reaches near-professional calibre, but because the players on that team must learn again those practices which allow him to play for thirty or forty minutes without loss of limb...
...ties her daily to a bedpost and flogs her. Author Marshall's descriptions of these whippings seem almost pathological-until it is recalled that she is trying to portray the rich 18th century days of the East India Company, and is bound to take the rough with the smooth...