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Word: clearing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Among the personal triumphs, Mr. John Archer's clear tenor voice was outstanding, but he should try for more pointedness in his spoken parts. Mr. Fonda's clowning did more to keep up the risibility than any other single feature, while Mr. Partridge was especially adept in his dancing specialty. The adagio waltz specialty by Mr. Winter and Miss Frothingham should also prove enjoyable...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DRAMATIC CLUB IN MUSICAL COMEDY | 5/8/1929 | See Source »

...were concerned. The thing, perhaps, that is inexcusable is the lack of air traffic control at large air-ports like the Ford Airport. You can figure out for yourself, very easily, that a ship nosed up going at a rate of per-haps 60 miles an hour, has a clear field ahead so far as he can see. But above him, and some distance back of him, could be another ship flying straightaway at perhaps 120 or 160 miles an hour. Blind spots (lack of visibility in all directions), open cockpits, closed cabins, and several other factors would be responsible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: May 6, 1929 | 5/6/1929 | See Source »

...made the immortal observation that "it never rains but it pours." Could he but discover the name of that sooth-sayer, the Vagabond would--at least not wonder any longer and be able to give credit where it is due when the truth of the remark is manifestly clear...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Student Vagabond | 5/1/1929 | See Source »

Although Captain Delaney of Holy Cross has the best record in the sprints, a field which includes A. E. French '29, T. E. Mason '30, and A. L. Watkins '31 should be anybody's race Harvard seems to have a pretty clear outlook in the longer runs and it is in these events that the greatest chance for victory lies...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TRACK TEAM MEETS BROWN, HOLY CROSS | 4/30/1929 | See Source »

...crowding upstream. Waterfalls as high as 15 ft. cannot stop them; a flirt of their powerful tails puts them over. They plunge under the face of higher falls, seeking a tail-hold for a second leap. As they hurl their sleek, silvery bodies over the falls, it is clear why they are called "salmon." (Latin salmo means "a leaper.") Goal of the jostling, leaping fish is the quiet of the Yukon's upper pools. Swimming stoutly against the current, it will take them all summer to reach the headwaters. On the long trip (2,000 miles) they eat nothing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: No Salmon for Cats | 4/29/1929 | See Source »

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