Word: comparison
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...picture now in the Fogg Art Museum is extremely beautiful in color. Mr. Berenson believes that it bears favorable comparison with the famous Arezzo frescoes, and of the color he said, he should be at a loss to point to any other. Italian work that is of a color at once so powerful and yet neither warm nor cold, but fused in a manner soft as harmonious...
...plagiarism. But this is rather to the credit of "You're in Love" than otherwise. The only twains that have the slightest chance of becoming "popular" are "You're in Love" and "Loveland." These are easily above the average of most musical comedies, but they will hardly stand comparison beside--"Very Good Eddie for example...
...Yale's two tackles, Gates and Haldridge, are beyond comparison. These positions were the weak points in the Harvard and Princeton lines. Gates has been alert in every game, practice winning the Harvard game for Yale; took a chance by picking up a loose ball instead of falling on it. McLean was a spectacular at times in the Yale-Princeton game, but, taking the season as whole, he has not shown the expect improvement over last year. McGraw inexperienced...
Religious organizations often print comparisons of the amounts spent by the American people for missionary work with amounts spent for various forms of indulgence. The figures for alcohol run into the billions; automobiles, tobacco, moving pictures and chewing gum follow. Contributions for missions usually reach a few hundred thousand dollars. Such a table ought to be compiled with reference to the expenditures of college students for war relief and for luxuries. There would be an interesting, if shameful, comparison...
...larger score than that made by the University, but this is offset by the fact that Yale was able to score only by taking advantage of Princeton's mistakes. And again, Brown scored as many points against the regular Blue team as it did against the Crimson substitutes, a comparison which again gives the University an advantage on paper...