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Word: barringer (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Zhukov's timing was neat, for January is the show month of spring fashions in Moscow. Last week, in Moscow's white-silk-walled, many-mirrored House of Fashion, the newest creations of Russian designers were shown (see cut). The styles displayed proved that, barring an unlikely revolt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUSSIA: No Trick Left | 1/26/1948 | See Source »

Manhattan's Daily Worker fumed that "the whole policy of barring people from visiting here because they have a different view of the world and its problems is stupid." The Worker missed the point: technically, neither was being barred for his views, but for running afoul of U.S. immigration...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Guest Rules | 1/5/1948 | See Source »

But this week neither Democrats nor Republicans were yet willing to yield another inch. House Republicans brought out a bill including part of what Harry Truman wanted (export and transportation controls) but stressing the Republican program for voluntary action. When the G.O.P. tried to ram it through with a two...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Inflation Battle | 12/22/1947 | See Source »

Barring wet weather, the contest may well be decided on the basis of which team forces the other to play its game. A win for the Crimson would place it in strong contention for Eastern Intercollegiate soccer honors; for West Point is a predominantly veteran team which last year rated...

Author: By Robert Carswell, | Title: Soccer Squad Opposes West Point | 10/10/1947 | See Source »

Barring the unexpected, both the nation and its colleges look forward to a "boom" year. National income hovers around the $200,000,000,000 a year mark, and college enrollment is at its peak. Both federal and college administrators are concerned with the problem of providing living space to satisfy...

Author: By Charles Churchill, | Title: "And solid learning never falls Without the verge of college walls." | 9/18/1947 | See Source »

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