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Word: acceptance (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Lilienthal's term would expire Aug. 1. The President was determined to nominate him for a full five years.* Republicans were unwilling to see such an important appointment carry over through an administration which they expected to control. Lilienthal himself would accept a one-year term. But Harry Truman refused to listen to any compromise. The nominations went up to Capitol Hill...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Deadlock | 5/3/1948 | See Source »

Insufficient balloting downed the Activities Fee this time, with the final count of 190 for the blanket charge falling far short of the 461 votes needed to accept the plan...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 'Cliffe Revote Upholds First Ballot Results | 4/30/1948 | See Source »

...Polan found her in a Hollywood record shop, where she was heard asking for some "really sincere" recordings. "I looked," said Polan, "and it was a perfect Junior Miss." It was, indeed. Barbara played a supporting role in the cinema version of Junior Miss, has grown up into an accept able lead. She wallows in a bubblegumbo of teen-talk ("Johnny had on a suede coat that just wouldn't quit!"), is really sincere about her role. She longs to become "a great actress - I want so to be an actress!" With this objective, she scorns reading from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Really Sincere | 4/26/1948 | See Source »

There are two ways by which the Corporation could get the money. It could accept endowment for the support of activities from wealthy donors. If any student is able to persuade some one to give a few millions to the cause, I would do my best to urge the Corporation to accept although it can be argued that there are greater needs--scholarships, for instance, or a strong Geography Department. Or it can add an activities fee of twenty-five to fifty dollars a year per student to the tuition charges. Many colleges have such...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Mail | 4/26/1948 | See Source »

...wish to take exception to the letter forwarded by Mr. Matthiessen and printed in Tuesday's CRIMSON, which, he claims, expresses typical Czechoslovak student opinion on the February Revolution. I cannot accept this letter as representative. First, Czechoslovakia is today a police state as witnessed by the repression of the very student opposition referred to in that letter of Mr. Zdenek--even if the student wounded was wounded by a stray bullet. With all communication controlled it is obvious both to us and the sender of this letter that he would send nothing that might endanger his health. Perhaps...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Answers Zdenek | 4/21/1948 | See Source »

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