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Word: clearer (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Reynolds is a rather young, man, and seemed quite nervous at the beginning of his recital. The opening Bach selections were marred by wrong notes and general muddiness, but the three Chorale-Preludes which followed sounded much clearer and more relaxed...

Author: By Lawrence R. Casler, | Title: Harvard Organ Society | 12/16/1952 | See Source »

...that he doesn't understand what the teacher is saying by merely pressing his own special button, wired to a meter on the professor's desk. The more buttons, pressed, the more the needle will quiver, and the more it will behoove the professor to make himself clearer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Report Card | 12/8/1952 | See Source »

...first few theses are fairly unexceptionable statements about peace, loving one's neighbor and "the dignity of work" (plus a reminder that Christians can count on the Christian Democratic Union Party to lead them "to unity in political action"). Further on, the Communist line gets clearer. Samples: ¶"Progressive Christians have all been moved by the conviction that Christianity cannot be static but must be in a state of holy flux . . . [They] hold it as only natural ... to remove antiquated forms and look for new ones." ¶"Without being a follower of dialectical materialism, the Christian must recognize...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Christian Realism | 11/3/1952 | See Source »

...looking over the fence, it is gratifying to see the presidential campaign resolving itself into an increasingly clearer contest of straightforward honesty versus old-line, conventionally tainted politics. The attempt to smear the Republican second-in-command appears to have backfired admirably on the Democratic first-in-command...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Oct. 27, 1952 | 10/27/1952 | See Source »

When informed of Jenner's statement, Lloyd I. Rudolph '48, teaching fellow in Government and administrative director of the appeal, said it "made the importance of the appeal clearer than ever." He issued a call for "all the assistance we can get" to complete the proposed mailing of 20,000 letters...

Author: By Milton S. Gwirtzman, | Title: Senator Jenner Attacks 'Civil Liberties' Signers | 10/10/1952 | See Source »

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