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Yet we who lean upon such a man and draw strength from him and expect interpretation of the infinite through him - we who readily accept his sacrifice as our due, we of the congregations are the first to tell him what is in our minds instead of listening to what is in his soul. | tell | {
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Yet we who lean upon such a man and draw strength from him and expect interpretation of the infinite through him - we who readily accept his sacrifice as our due, we of the congregations are the first to tell him what is in our minds instead of listening to what is in his soul. | is | {
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Yet we who lean upon such a man and draw strength from him and expect interpretation of the infinite through him - we who readily accept his sacrifice as our due, we of the congregations are the first to tell him what is in our minds instead of listening to what is in his soul. | listening | {
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Yet we who lean upon such a man and draw strength from him and expect interpretation of the infinite through him - we who readily accept his sacrifice as our due, we of the congregations are the first to tell him what is in our minds instead of listening to what is in his soul. | is | {
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We press him to conform to our comfortable conceptions and not to bruise our satisfactions with his word, and God 's. | press | {
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We press him to conform to our comfortable conceptions and not to bruise our satisfactions with his word, and God 's. | conform to | {
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We do not defeat the good ones with this cruelty, but we add to their burden, while expecting them to bestow saintliness upon us in return for ostentatious church attendance and a few bucks a week, American cash. | defeat | {
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We do not defeat the good ones with this cruelty, but we add to their burden, while expecting them to bestow saintliness upon us in return for ostentatious church attendance and a few bucks a week, American cash. | add | {
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We do not defeat the good ones with this cruelty, but we add to their burden, while expecting them to bestow saintliness upon us in return for ostentatious church attendance and a few bucks a week, American cash. | bestow | {
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If we break the minister to our bit, we are buying back our own sins. | break | {
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If he won n't break, we add to the stress he bears. | break | {
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And a minister of all men is most conscious that he is mere man - prone to the stresses that earthly humanity is heir to. | is | {
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We expect him to be noble, and to make us so - yet he knows, and tries to tell us, how very humble man must be. | be | {
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We expect bestowal of God 's love through him. | expect | {
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But how little love we give him. | give | {
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The church truly is not a rest home for saints, but a hospital for sinners. | is | {
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Yet every Sunday we sinners go to that emergency room to receive first aid, and we leave unmindful that the man who ministered to us is a human being who suffers, too. | go to | {
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Yet every Sunday we sinners go to that emergency room to receive first aid, and we leave unmindful that the man who ministered to us is a human being who suffers, too. | receive | {
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Yet every Sunday we sinners go to that emergency room to receive first aid, and we leave unmindful that the man who ministered to us is a human being who suffers, too. | leave | {
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Yet every Sunday we sinners go to that emergency room to receive first aid, and we leave unmindful that the man who ministered to us is a human being who suffers, too. | ministered | {
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Yet every Sunday we sinners go to that emergency room to receive first aid, and we leave unmindful that the man who ministered to us is a human being who suffers, too. | is | {
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Yet every Sunday we sinners go to that emergency room to receive first aid, and we leave unmindful that the man who ministered to us is a human being who suffers, too. | suffers | {
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Greer Garson world-famous star of stage, screen and television, will be honored for the high standard in tasteful sophisticated fashion with which she has created a high standard in her profession. | honored | {
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Greer Garson world-famous star of stage, screen and television, will be honored for the high standard in tasteful sophisticated fashion with which she has created a high standard in her profession. | created | {
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As a Neiman-Marcus award winner the titian-haired Miss Garson is a personification of the individual look so important to fashion this season. | is | {
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She will receive the 1961 `` Oscar '' at the 24 th annual Neiman-Marcus Exposition, Tuesday and Wednesday in the Grand Ballroom of the Sheraton-Dallas Hotel. | receive | {
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The only woman recipient, Miss Garson will receive the award with Ferdinando Sarmi, creator of chic, beautiful women 's fashions ; Harry Rolnick, president of the Byer-Rolnick Hat Corporation and designer of men 's hats ; Sydney Wragge, creator of sophisticated casuals for women and Roger Vivier, designer of Christian ... | receive | {
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The only woman recipient, Miss Garson will receive the award with Ferdinando Sarmi, creator of chic, beautiful women 's fashions ; Harry Rolnick, president of the Byer-Rolnick Hat Corporation and designer of men 's hats ; Sydney Wragge, creator of sophisticated casuals for women and Roger Vivier, designer of Christian ... | revolutionized | {
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The attractive Greer Garson, who loves beautiful clothes and selects them as carefully as she does her professional roles, prefers timeless classical designs. | loves | {
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The attractive Greer Garson, who loves beautiful clothes and selects them as carefully as she does her professional roles, prefers timeless classical designs. | prefers | {
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Occasionally she deserts the simple and elegant for a fun piece simple because `` It 's unlike me ''. | deserts | {
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In private life, Miss Garson is Mrs. E. E. Fogelson and on the go most of the time commuting from Dallas, where they maintain an apartment, to their California home in Los Angeles ' suburban Bel-Air to their ranch in Pecos, New Mexico. | is | {
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In private life, Miss Garson is Mrs. E. E. Fogelson and on the go most of the time commuting from Dallas, where they maintain an apartment, to their California home in Los Angeles ' suburban Bel-Air to their ranch in Pecos, New Mexico. | commuting | {
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Therefore, her wardrobe is largely mobile, to be packed at a moment 's notice and to shake out without a wrinkle. | is | {
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A favorite is Norman Norell, however. | is | {
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She likes his classic chemise. | likes | {
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Her favorite cocktail dress is a Norell, a black and white organdy and silk jersey. | is | {
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Irene suits rate high because they are designed for her long-bodied silhouette. | rate | {
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Irene suits rate high because they are designed for her long-bodied silhouette. | designed | {
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She also likes the femininity and charm of designs by Ceil Chapman and Helen Rose. | likes | {
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Balenciaga is her favorite European designer. | is | {
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`` I bought my first dress from him when I was still a struggling young actress '', she reminisces. | bought | {
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`` I bought my first dress from him when I was still a struggling young actress '', she reminisces. | was | {
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`` I like his clothes for their drama and simplicity and appreciate the great impact he has on fashion ''. | like | {
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`` I like his clothes for their drama and simplicity and appreciate the great impact he has on fashion ''. | appreciate | {
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`` I like his clothes for their drama and simplicity and appreciate the great impact he has on fashion ''. | has | {
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Black and white is her favorite color combination along with lively glowing pinks, reds, blues and greens. | is | {
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Of Scotch-Irish-Scandinavian descent, Greer Garson was born in County Down, Ireland. | born | {
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Her mother was a Greer and her father 's family came from the Orkney Isles. | was | {
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Her mother was a Greer and her father 's family came from the Orkney Isles. | came | {
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Reared in England, she studied to be a teacher, earned several scholarships and was graduated with honors from the University of London. | Reared | {
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Reared in England, she studied to be a teacher, earned several scholarships and was graduated with honors from the University of London. | studied | {
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Reared in England, she studied to be a teacher, earned several scholarships and was graduated with honors from the University of London. | be | {
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Reared in England, she studied to be a teacher, earned several scholarships and was graduated with honors from the University of London. | earned | {
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Reared in England, she studied to be a teacher, earned several scholarships and was graduated with honors from the University of London. | graduated | {
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She took postgraduate work at the University of Grenoble in France and then returned to London to work on market research with an advertising firm. | took | {
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She took postgraduate work at the University of Grenoble in France and then returned to London to work on market research with an advertising firm. | returned | {
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She took postgraduate work at the University of Grenoble in France and then returned to London to work on market research with an advertising firm. | work on | {
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Her acting began with the Birmingham Repertory Company and she soon became the toast of the West End. | became | {
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Among stage performances was a starring role in `` Golden Arrow '' directed by Noel Coward. | was | {
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Among stage performances was a starring role in `` Golden Arrow '' directed by Noel Coward. | directed | {
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It was during `` Old Music '' at the St. James Theater that Hollywood 's Louis B. Mayer spotted her. | was | {
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It was during `` Old Music '' at the St. James Theater that Hollywood 's Louis B. Mayer spotted her. | spotted | {
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After signing a motion-picture contract, she came to America and had `` Goodbye, Mr. Chips '' as her first assignment after a year 's wait. | signing | {
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After signing a motion-picture contract, she came to America and had `` Goodbye, Mr. Chips '' as her first assignment after a year 's wait. | came | {
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After signing a motion-picture contract, she came to America and had `` Goodbye, Mr. Chips '' as her first assignment after a year 's wait. | had | {
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Other triumphs include `` Random Harvest '', `` Madame Curie '', `` Pride and Prejudice '', `` The Forsythe Saga '' and `` Mrs. Miniver '' ( which won her the Academy Award in 1943 ). | include | {
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Other triumphs include `` Random Harvest '', `` Madame Curie '', `` Pride and Prejudice '', `` The Forsythe Saga '' and `` Mrs. Miniver '' ( which won her the Academy Award in 1943 ). | won | {
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Honors that have come to Greer Garson are countless. | come | {
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Honors that have come to Greer Garson are countless. | are | {
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Just this April she was nominated for the seventh time for an Academy Award for her portrayal of Eleanor Roosevelt in `` Sunrise at Campobello ''. | nominated | {
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She gave a fine portrayal of Auntie Mame on Broadway in 1958 and has appeared in live television from `` Captain Brassbound 's Conversion '' to `` Camille ''. | gave | {
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She gave a fine portrayal of Auntie Mame on Broadway in 1958 and has appeared in live television from `` Captain Brassbound 's Conversion '' to `` Camille ''. | appeared | {
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She is in Madame Tussard 's Waxworks in London, a princess of the Kiowa tribe and an honorary colonel in many states. | is | {
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She is adept at skeet shooting, trout fishing, Afro-Cuban and Oriental dancing and Southwestern archaeology. | is | {
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She now serves on the board of directors of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and the Dallas Theater Center and on the board of trustees of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. | serves | {
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She is state chairman for the New Mexico Tuberculosis and Cancer Associations. | is | {
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Both Miss Garson and her oilman-rancher husband are active supporters of Boys Clubs of America and patrons of the vivid art and opera colony that flourishes in New Mexico. | are | {
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Both Miss Garson and her oilman-rancher husband are active supporters of Boys Clubs of America and patrons of the vivid art and opera colony that flourishes in New Mexico. | flourishes | {
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