Word: allowances
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Most of the 16 episodes related hinge lightly upon Andy's habitual infatuations and insouciant technique. There is a great deal of sprightly nonsense, gorgeous absurdity and amazingly glib barbarism. Here and there comes a cut, neat and very close to the bone: a program to allow university women some escape from the sex-consciousness forced upon them by deans, pastors and mothers; the logic of a star halfback who turns professional (Red Grange) ; a moss-grown professor's vivid, wistful wife; a crisp instructress who secretly, cherishing lost youth's glamor, rouges her ear-tips. Time...
...failed to foresee what is now happening? Why did we not halt under the shells and convoke a board meeting of profiteers to decide the question whether it would allow us to continue in defense of the greatest conquest in history? Must the myth of German reparations lead up to American cash collections...
...game of Babbitt in TIME, July 26, [MISCELLANY, p. 29] we decided to play a game. The first score I claimed was for a redheaded, spatted chap with a muddled face, a monocle and a fancy hat band. I forgot a cane too. My opponent refused to allow the score. We agreed to let you decide the bet-"Was he a Babbitt?" JOHN COWARD...
...Hibbard [TIME, July 12, LETTERS] should allow people to have a right to all they...
...understand how men can allow their wives and daughters...