Word: comparison
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...been said, and justly, that the pursuit of science at Harvard is "orientation in a field of force." The writer has had ample opportunity in four years to become convinced that this comparison to the magnetic compass is not only true but that it constitutes a real fault in the scheme of things...
...names, acting competently and intelligently without makeup on their faces, so that they do not look like actors and actresses but like men and women. People have learned to expect photography so quietly beautiful or so imaginative that the best effects of Hollywood technicians seem artificial or flamboyant by comparison. They have also learned to expect doses of tedious propaganda extolling communism and episodes in which unnecessary impressionism takes the place of ordered storytelling. This picture of a peasant marriage includes most of the virtues and few of the defects of Russian filmcraft. A farmer who falls in love with...
...first slim indication of a comparison between the Harvard and Yale University crews came today when each boat covered the four mile course rowing against the watch. The Crimson eight, taking to the water first, spun down the four miles from Bartlett's Cove to the railroad bridge at a beat of 25 strokes to the minute in 22 minutes 17 seconds, The tide and a light breeze aided the Harvard oarsmen...
With many pauses for emphasis, characteristic of his speaking style, pauses during which he wags his tongue sidewise in open mouth, as if calculating, and winces about the eyes, as though thinking hard, he then launched into description, analysis, comparison of the Empire. A typical excerpt...
...comparison with last year's figures the income of the summer tutor-companion has apparently increased, since in the summer of 1928, only $28,000, was the aggregate income of 53 students. The complete figures for this year are not yet available since positions are still being filled, and applications are still being received to date, but the present figures would indicate that between 55 and 60 jobs will be filled this year earning an average of $600, apiece...