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Word: attractive (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Said the waiter: "Her conduct was provoking. She insisted on carrying on a flirtation with men who ordinarily wouldn't give her a tumble except for her efforts to attract them with near nudity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Oct. 1, 1934 | 10/1/1934 | See Source »

...wisest way, for it was not long before it had received some thing of an unsavory odor not only from the conservative sides of Harvard. Since then the paper has continued to appear, somewhat spasmodically, to be sure, but always with a few things of interest to attract the eye of the average Harvard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRITIC ON THE HEARTH | 9/27/1934 | See Source »

...which guarantees brilliant professional servants a chance for promotion and a substantial living. Harold William Dodds, president of Princeton University, in an article in "Time" magazine, indicates that the United States Civil Service has a similar rank and file of clerks and technicians, but there is no incentive to attract men at the top in our civil service...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE PRESS | 9/26/1934 | See Source »

...definite arrangements have been made for the American athletes who will furnish competition for Mussolini's men but it is hoped that Bill Bonthron, Princeton's bid for fame, will be an entry in the world record try. With such a feature tentatively scheduled the meet bids fair to attract many track enthusiasts to the Stadium...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OLYMPIC CHAMPION TO RUN IN STADIUM MEET | 9/20/1934 | See Source »

Most Germans, even if they paid the extortionate 1,000-mark fee for an Austrian visa, were held up on the Austro-German border on technicalities. But "My Leader's" efforts seemed to attract more visitors than they kept away. From France, Italy, the U. S.. Scandinavia, the crowds poured in. Willem Mengelberg arrived from Switzerland. Arturo Toscanini, who had snubbed Germany's invitation to conduct at Bayreuth, arrived from Italy. King Prajadhipok of Siam and his Queen were on hand. No Nazis could prevent German Bruno Walter from conducting because they had already exiled him. When...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Salzburg Climax | 9/3/1934 | See Source »

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