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51WHITE, Sir Cyril Brudenell Bingham (1876-1940) — general, chief of staff, A.I.F. son of John Warren White, a former army officer from the north of Ireland, was born at St Arnaud, Victoria, on 23 September 1876. He was educated at a normal school at Brisbane and at Eton School, Nundah,… …
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54BEMBO, Pietro — (1470 1547) Scholar, courtier, and, later in life, cardinal, Pietro Bembo was one of the foremost arbiters of Italian and Latin literary style of the sixteenth century. Bembo was the son of the Venetian diplomat Bernardo Bembo, himself a… …
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55belie — be|lie [bıˈlaı] v past tense and past participle belied present participle belying [T] 1.) to give someone a false idea about something ▪ Her pleasant manner belied her true character. 2.) to show that something cannot be true or real ▪ His… …
56soft sell — noun singular a way of advertising or selling products by persuading people to buy them in a relaxed and pleasant manner ─ compare HARD SELL …
57let\ down\ easy — v. phr. To refuse or say no to (someone) in a pleasant manner; to tell bad news about a refusal or disappointment in a kindly way. The teacher had to tell George that he had failed his college examinations, but she tried to let him down easy. The …
58potter — potter1 (N. Amer. putter) verb 1》 occupy oneself in a desultory but pleasant manner. 2》 move or go in a casual, unhurried way. noun an act or period of pottering. Derivatives potterer noun Origin C16 (in the sense poke repeatedly ): frequentative …
59douceur — n. [Fr.] 1. Gentleness, mildness, kindness, pleasant manner. 2. Present or gift (especially one intended as a bribe), bribe, lure …
60belie — verb (T) formal 1 to give someone a false idea about something: Her pleasant manner belied her true character. 2 to show that your words, hopes etc are false or mistaken: Two large tears belied Rosalie s brave words …
