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Word: apt (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...finishing William Lynch's book several extremely vital and speculative questions are apt to arise in the mind of the reader. In the party battles it often appears that a strong, popular opposition, such as the Whig-Jacksonians under President Adams are forced to wait a four year term before it can come into power, acting in the meanwhile as a hindrance to the passage of important legislation. The situation is in marked contrast to the system employed in Great Britain and is as much a problem in our Constitution as it ever was. Much material for speculation is likewise...

Author: By L. K., | Title: BOOKENDS | 4/10/1931 | See Source »

...deal of adverse criticism, which any lingering influence of English A can hardly overcome. The publication of theses, however, might well act as an agent toward improving the presentation of subjects by aspiring undergraduates. This is especially true of such fields as Science or Economics where literary form is apt to be of a purely secondary significance...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PUBLICATION OF THESES | 4/10/1931 | See Source »

...defects of the book can be found only in the exaggeration of its virtues. Just as the vivid imagery of the style is apt to become too consciously poetic, so might the dramatic reality be said to tend toward the literary only, so can the painstaking dialogue become a trifle clotting. However, without caviling over critical straws, there is much in this book for those who believe that realism does not necessarily mean a lack of imagination, that humanity is only as barren as those who observe it. For these, and for any who like a good story, there...

Author: By S. P. F., | Title: BOOKENDS | 3/21/1931 | See Source »

Bruce also is described in a few apt words which give one a picture which would take paragraphs for a less skillful writer to delineate...

Author: By S. H. W., | Title: BOOKENDS | 3/10/1931 | See Source »

...value of a memoir is frequently hidden behind a camouflage of misleading statements. Essentially defenses, they are apt to be prejudiced and to possess little historical force. Mistakes of the hour are explained and smoothed over after years of considering their possible justification. The real worth of a memoir is expressed by its revelation of the true character of the author. His defense of himself and criticism of others is the finest estimate of his ability. That which needs defense is weak and doubtful by hypothesis...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NOW IT CAN BE TOLD | 3/7/1931 | See Source »

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