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Maurice Chevalier

(1888—1972,), New York Times, 9 October 1960

Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternative.

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A.E. Mathews

(1869-1960) English actor Every morning I read the obits in The Times. If I'm not there, I carry on. www.english-slang.com

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[behind the times] {adj. phr.} Using things not in style; still following old ways; old-fashioned. * /Johnson's store is behind the times./ * /The science books of 30 years ago […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Bette Midler, The Times, 1978

When it's three o'clock in New York, it's still 1938 in London. www.english-slang.com

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[at times] {adv. phr.} Not often; not regularly; not every day; not every week; occasionally; sometimes. * /At times Tom's mother lets him hold the baby./ * /You can certainly […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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