Word: affect
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...probability prevented the completion of the fund for the building, but this does not exclude this subject from discussion. To the contrary, in view of the fact that no definite action has been taken, the present is the time when consideration would, be most valuable merely because it could affect the plans in their embryo state...
...figures given below are taken from the Chicago Daily News Year Book of 1926, but are approximate of this year's strength. With due allowance that certain of these colleges include in their totals the noneligible co-eds and graduate students, the revised figures do not materially affect the situation...
...spite of certain good qualities in his style and his accurate portrayal of a social order, Mr. Young on the other hand can be accused of tiring the reader at many times during the book with repetition of scenes which add little to the final affect and make what should be a long short story a full sized novel. The characterization is all indirect and is best in the presentation of the Major's two maiden sisters, who command at the same time the reader's respect and his pity...
...dues" were levied upon all members. According to the city health authorities, Treasurer Fay's collections ran up to $800,000 per year. Yet he complained: "All I get out of this racket is $500 a week. It is not enough for all this worry. Besides it might affect my credit in my other lines of business." Indicted with Fay were 140 members of his Association, all unproductive city men who had learned too easily the principle which government is trying to teach their productive country cousins...
...School of Landscape Architecture has lengthened its curriculum to three years, instead of the course covering two and a half years plus a thesis as has been the case in previous years, it was announced yesterday by R. W. Pond, Dean of the School. The change will affect all men entering this year...