Word: withdrawnness
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...paper's star reporters; they have three children.) After joining TIME in 1963, his debut assignments included covering the Kennedy assassination and the Beatles' first U.S. tour. From there, Porterfield moved on to the Alaska earthquake in March 1964 -- arriving with an unlined raincoat and $100 hastily withdrawn from the wire-room cashbox...
...less an impressive performance is given by Julian Wadham as William Pitt, George III's prime minister. More than any other actor in this production, Wadham actually seems to be inhabiting the late 18th century. Standing silently, formal and withdrawn, Wadham seems to have stepped down from one of the famous paintings of Pitt...
...with Ashbery. Do you know John? These days he's a very suave, sophisticated character, but he seldom spoke at that time. We all admired his work so much and his brains, but then you had to stand next to him and shout to get an opinion. He was withdrawn, but he was funny. He was amusing...
This poster and others like it were used in a number of history classes in Germany until they were recently withdrawn. The creators' intention was to convey that Hitler was a terrible...
...Ghali. The new U.S. troops will be under American, not U.N., command, and Oakley will operate as an American, not a U.N., representative. Republicans in particular have long suspected Boutros- Ghali of taking a dictatorial line; they delight in quoting him as once having said U.S. troops would be withdrawn from Somalia "when I say they can come out." Republican Senate leader Bob Dole exulted that Clinton's orders meant the U.S. will be doing "what we were going to do, not Boutros-Ghali...