Word: thinned
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...townspeople of Assy sided with the bishop. They had come to accept their church's Rouault windows, Lurçat tapestry, Léger mosaic and Matisse sketch, but never the Richier crucifix. "It was evil," a woodcutter ventured. A young girl agreed: "The figure was thin and frightening. The colors of the other art in the church make me feel alive and strong, but this thing only scared me like a dark devil...
...Thin Red Line of Heroes gets thinner every year. Stan Musial, Enos Slaughter, Al Schoendienst, and Joe Garagiela are the backbone of a fine club, but the rest is unconvincing...
...performance. His intonation was consistently good, and he was not at all bothered by the many big skips, including the double octaves. The rest of the ensemble, violinists Barbara Sorenson and Earl Ravenal, violist Vernon Head, and cellist Joan Brockway provided an unobtrusive accompaniment. Their tone, although a little thin, improved as the piece progressed...
...Chiang Kai-shek's troops loose ... It is utterly indefensible and perfectly idiotic." A few Democrats publicly answered back. Said Oklahoma's Senator Robert Kerr: "I think the prolonged performance of his one-man act is wearing the patience of the rest of the team mighty thin...
...small explosive charge goes off and cuts the automatic parachute loose (to keep the Grasshopper from being dragged by the wind). Then a pre-set timer sets off another explosion. Out pop three metal legs, and the Grasshopper rises to a standing position. Another explosion shoots out a thin, fishpole antenna and turns on the batteries. From then on, the Grasshopper is ready for duty...