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Word: characterizes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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"What we are hearing (if we hear anything at all) is something of far less dramatic import-a sort of airborne Agony Column, with a dash of the Court Circular thrown in: 'Will M'Bongo please return from the yampatch. All is forgiven . . .' 'Is there a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COMMUNICATIONS: Unpregnant Drums | 10/3/1949 | See Source »

Happily, Mr. Evans' operatic tendencies were not in evidence (except in the second play where they were quite in order), and he performed subtlely and sensitively, with his usual technical excellence. His wife, an equally complex but less developed character, was portrayed with understanding by Edna Best. A competent cast...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE PLAYGOER | 9/28/1949 | See Source »

"Note that there are here two distinct questions, Crozier continued. "The adequate imitation of a given kind of end result as achieved by an organism does not at all imply that the mechanism whereby the organism acts or decides has been duplicated. For engineering purposes, as in the "no hands...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Calculating Machines Can Yield National Industrial Production Goals, Expert Says | 9/26/1949 | See Source »

Most of the forums centered around discrimination and segregation, academic freedom, and the current debate on Federal aid to education. The NSA took a stand against discriminatory admissions practices, citing character and academic standing as the only bases for determining a student's desirability. The organization will work for legislative...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NSA Convenes, 1000 Strong | 9/26/1949 | See Source »

A new wrinkle in an old face, "The Long Wait" spans the brief interval between an impending automobile collision and the death of one of its occupants. Author Daniel Ellsberg takes his central character through a dreaming flashback and unconquerable optimism before the car hurtles off the road and overturns...

Author: By Parker Hayden, | Title: ON THE SHELF | 9/26/1949 | See Source »

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