Word: comma
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...TIME'S facts were carelessly phrased: and "and" instead of a comma would have made clear that the second half of the sentence referred to the separate fact of Chile's overall death rate...
Chaplain (col.) William D. Cleary. a Catholie priest of the Brooklyn Diocese in New York and former comma ndant at Fr. Benjamin Harrison, will take charge of the training and will be assisted by Chaplin (Lt. Col.) Herman R. Page, of Dayton, Ohie, Bishop-Elect of the Episco pal Dlocese of Northern Michigan, and graduate of Harvard, Class...
Caused by comma-shaped bacteria known as Vibrio or Spirillum cholerae, which dwell in sewage-contaminated water, cholera drains body tissues of their fluids, causes intense vomiting, diarrhea and violent muscular spasms. More than a third of its victims shrivel up, turn dark grey or violet, die, sometimes within a few hours...
...lunch when the Senate tie-voted, thus killing an amendment which would have permitted Argentine canned beef (and hemisphere good will) to enter the U.S. Religiously Mr. Wallace has sat through hours of dull sessions ever since, aching to get even. Last week his moment came. A "comma amendment" (meaning "minor") had been overlooked in hasty consideration of an appropriation bill. Mr. Wallace called for the ayes and nays. In the sleepy Senate no one answered. Like a flash the Vice President declared the vote a tie and bellowed: "The Vice President votes aye and the amendment is agreed...