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- s characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
- Ham actor (Kelly) falls in love with pert ingnue (Debbie Reynolds) while his best pal (Donald O'Connor) kibitzes from the sidelines.
- When pretty Catherine Loh was elected Miss Malaysia last April, the pert beauty from the oil-rich British protectorate of Brunei fully expected to preside over the independence .
- Chatting amiably and informally last week, Prime Minister Raymond Poincare answered a correspondent's pert question: "Mon cher Prsident why don't you declare yourself a.