Search Details

Word: betters (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...assumptions, such as the belief that truth travels with the British navy. Before making such indiscreet statements, he might well study the historical background of this nation, and re-examine the problems of today in its light. He would then find that the propagandists of the last war wrote better than they knew, that the only war this country will ever fight is one which it believes will end war. This, it is not likely to believe again...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE HOUSE IS HAUNTED | 10/24/1939 | See Source »

...congratulate you on your stand against the utterances of distinguished gentleman who ought to know better. Stay with it. If you need ammunition, turn to the four articles written for the Saturday Evening Post by Frank Simonds just before he died. American undergraduates are fortunate in having one undergraduate newspaper that sees clearly, and I hope your example will be followed by every other undergraduate paper in the country . . . Kenneth Roberts...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE MAIL | 10/24/1939 | See Source »

More eloquent for the cause of U. S. art than these polemics are the 85 color reproductions of U. S. canvases in Modern American Painting, the 16 in A Treasury of Art Masterpieces, which show that for art popularization nothing can take the place of color except better color. Grant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Giotto to Grant Wood | 10/23/1939 | See Source »

David Ives, playing the entire game despite a bad charley horse, continued to improve in his fullback position, while Jimmy Rousmaniere was outstanding at halfback. With the exception of a few lapses, all turned in better performances than at any previous time in the season...

Author: By J. C. Robbins jr., | Title: BOOTERS IMPROVE IN 2-0 SHUTOUT OF TECH | 10/23/1939 | See Source »

...opposition was just too bulky, strong, and experienced. Vern Miller frequently fell prey to mousetraps, but looked better on the offense. Of the guards, Sargeant had a distinct edge on Lowry, but even Ernie was over-ridden largely due to a size handicap...

Author: By Sheffield West, | Title: Crimson Not Discouraged After 22 to 7 Setback at Hands of Powerful Quakers | 10/23/1939 | See Source »

Previous | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | Next