Word: broadening
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Manhattan. A few weeks before Christmas, Cue, a Manhattan magazine devoted almost entirely to cinema & theatre news, polled its 19,000 subscribers, found they stood 9-to-1 against the double bill. Last fortnight Cue decided to broaden the scope of its inquiry, queried 150,000 residents of Greater New York, New Jersey, Long Island, Westchester and Connecticut. Last week first results of Cue's new poll were in. Fran Darien. Conn, down through the towns and villages flanking Long Island Sound, and in sections of New York City, the double feature was taking a decisive beating, ranging from...
...Harvard Bureau does not seek to change its policies, nor to broaden the field of its activities. It hopes, however, to be able to continue and refine its functions and to make such contributions as are within its power to the activities of all organizations and agencies who have as their goal a more intelligent and efficient system of automotive transportation
...similar fellowship is offered those with Ph.D's, not only to complete academic research, but to broaden the training of up-and-coming social scientists. The fellow can choose his own place of study, and the award is usually for twelve months. Then for the mature scholar tied down to the University some funds are offered to help complete some research already started...
...President urged the new students to cross the Charles and explore the University, gaining as many friends as possible among the students of the other Graduate Schools. "This," he declared, "will broaden your education tremendously...
Usually somnolent, the House of Lords woke up to debate last week the act to broaden British grounds for divorce (TIME, June 14), with Lord Dawson of Penn, long physician to King George V and friend of Queen Mary, championing the bill. "When a marriage's main purpose is frustrated it ceases to have spiritual meaning," somewhat daringly observed Lord Dawson, while more than one bishop frowned. "Women are more sex-conscious than of old and demand a more sex-satisfying life. Why should marriage alone remain static...