Word: altered
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...defeated Ray and Ritola - his most potent rivals. More than this, he caused it to appear as if these men - both, beyond a doubt, among the world's swiftest runners - were novices and that he alone ran as a good runner should. Thus did this thin blond Finn alter, for those who watched, the standard by which they had been used to measure the speed of human legs...
...Congress to alter the tax laws, but he listed faults of the laws, chief of which were the surtaxes which he believed should be lowered from 40% to 15% or 25%. He held that the higher rates result in loss of revenue. He also declared that the maximum inheritance tax, 40%, is too high and that the publicity feature of the tax law should be repealed...
...lovely sister, in place of her own likeness. When Hebe discovered David's secret, she loved him notwithstanding. When he discovered hers, his bitterness was vile. He recovered, but without much grace, and this second climax is shaky. The baseless sentimentality with which it breaks off, cannot, however, alter the validity of the black Elisha...
That Congressional leaders decided to await the outcome of the suits before considering whether or no to alter the publicity clause of the Revenue...
...neglecting Professor Baker and his branch of the English Department. But here was a matter affecting in a most profound way Harvard policy, and although the Board of Overseers is responsible for the acts of the Corporation and may be consulted by it at any time and may alter its actions, yet in this case not one inkling of Baker's struggle was ever allowed to reach the Overseers, the elected representatives of the alumni...