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Word: assets (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...second year, his chief asset is the reputation of being a "good fellow"; his chief liability a collection of debts, appalling when regarded en masse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Anthony Dare* | 5/5/1924 | See Source »

...care from members of the incoming senior classes, with a few from outgoing senior classes and incoming junior classes of the various colleges and universities. They should have, in addition to other work, some background in sociology and Bible study. Previous experience in social service will be a distinct asset...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FORM GROUP FOR SOCIAL SERVICE IN NEW YORK | 4/23/1924 | See Source »

...interest in a millionaire who has unwittingly adopted a young crook and who wants to marry him off to a hand-picked mate. The lyrics, smooth, adroit, prettily rhymed and easily audible, are its only saving grace. Queenie Smith, with her 48 inches of saucy gaminerie, is the biggest asset. She dances like a sunbeam, stopping the show, whenever she gets in motion. Her acute low comedy sense almost twists most of her lines into a laugh. Frank Mclntyre, aside from one genuinely funny song about Sing Sing, manages to carry a comedy role by sheer weight. The rest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New Plays: Apr. 21, 1924 | 4/21/1924 | See Source »

...Hardwick '15 said that football was beneficial in four ways: the physical and mental training; the moral training; the opportunity of being an integral part of Harvard; and the business asset. "The term 'yellow'," he said, "can be as aptly applied to studies as to football. Failures in studies can usually be attributed to nothing but laziness and lack of ambition...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SPRING FOOTBALL WORK TO BEGIN ON APRIL 21 | 3/19/1924 | See Source »

...hopes rest largely on Pite the forward whose long range of pot shots spelled disaster for the Crimson in the Cambridge contest. He is either a great asset or a great liability. His presence in the line-up destroys teamwork, for he shoots every time be gets the ball regardless of his teammates positions. He is the possessor, however, of an uncanny eye, and he has caged his long-distance goals consistently enough to prove that his showing against Harvard was not a lucky flash...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FIGHTING CRIMSON TEAM MEETS YALE | 3/11/1924 | See Source »

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