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Word: alterations (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Cross officials are now considering taking action to persuade the state to alter...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Blood Drive Falls Short By 56 Pints | 11/10/1948 | See Source »

...there on the platform and join those jolly good sports who are making such a noise and a bother about "eating crow." Among the past exceptions to his theory was the 32-year period from 1869 to 1901, and he has explained it so that it doesn't alter the theory. And if he can do that, he ought to be able to take a period that lasts perhaps only 20 years and fit into the theory with hardly any trouble...

Author: By Joel Raphaelson, | Title: Off The Cuff | 11/9/1948 | See Source »

...below echoed the cheer, she threw her arms around her daughter and bussed her firmly. Juliana wept. A few minutes later, the ex-Queen left the balcony and the realm to her successor. In the square below, the crowd burst into the traditional anthem Up Orange! Some remembered to alter the last line to "Long Live Juliana!" Others went right on singing "Long Live Wilhelmina," as they had for 50 years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NETHERLANDS: Farewell--with Pink Begonias | 9/13/1948 | See Source »

...good fabrics which boost sales and eliminate costly returns because of imperfections. To avoid waste motion, production has been so simplified that, says Carl, "our employees can work blindfolded." Lee Skirt treats its 50-odd employees well, and except for oral agreements on wage boosts has never had to alter its nine-year-old contract with the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SMALL BUSINESS: What Most Women Want | 8/16/1948 | See Source »

...built and of medium height. His eyes are closely set and deeply lined . . . The brown hair under his partisan cap was long and bushy; rebellious strands kept sliding down his forehead. His mouth is broad and expressive. He has the gift of a quick and charming smile that can alter instantly a face which, in repose, seems hard, impatient, pitiless...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Mission to Markos | 8/2/1948 | See Source »

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