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Word: breathing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...objections from the working class, the class from which the great majority of Japanese Army & Navy officers themselves come. Therefore His Imperial Majesty's Government has been working since the first of the year to persuade the Imperial Diet to ratify what Japanese called with bated breath last week their National Mobilization Bill...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WAR IN CHINA: National Mobilization | 3/28/1938 | See Source »

Airily written, amusingly scored, sprinkled with reliable supporting players, Bluebeard's Eighth Wife has more deftness than heft, loses speed in the late rounds. Best fun: Actress Colbert warding off ardent Actor Cooper's advances with a scallion breath, announcing: "I'll fight you with every vegetable at my disposal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Also Showing | 3/28/1938 | See Source »

With the first breath of spring in the air Coach Harry Cowles is lining up his tennis charges for the Washington trip during vacation...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TENNIS TEAM PREPARES FOR WASHINGTON JAUNT | 3/23/1938 | See Source »

Three Freshmen occupied the better part of an hour timing themselves by the large clock on the wall to see who could hold his breath the longest. The winner gave his time as 2 minutes 35 seconds...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Overset | 3/15/1938 | See Source »

...Hutter shouldn't have to strain himself in the 100. However, just what the 400-yard free-style relay team will do remains the usual mystery. While the boys will probably be saving themselves for Princeton, they may, on the other hand, feel just like smashing out four breath-takingly fast 100's. Whether they do or not, the boys are certain than any phenomenal times they swim against Navy will impress the Tigers no end before Saturday's meet...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Swimmers Expected to Coast to Easy Win Over Navy | 3/4/1938 | See Source »

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