Word: comparison
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...individual income tax to raise 72% of the total. The Twin Cities plan proposes to raise $18 billion from a national income of only $120 billion. So it counts on its individual income tax-only 6% lower than Ruml's-to raise 28% of the total. A comparison of the two proposals (in millions...
...Sell a "Character." But gargantuan sets were easy by comparison with the problem of converting a famously cold and fiercely arrogant intellectual-in the withering jargon of show business, a "character"-into a cinema hero. The makers of Wilson have gentled, sweetened, warmed, simplified and softlighted Woodrow Wilson's complex personality in every way the facts allowed. Their title-role choice of Canadian-born Alexander Knox, largely for his excellent voice, was well-nigh perfect for the purpose...
...Joseph stood between two cultures-the crumbling, terrifying, brilliant, polytheistic life of the Egyptians, and the simple, severe, shepherd's culture of the monotheistic Jews. His mind was filled with the ceaseless introspective poetry of comparison and analogy, prophecy and symbolism. He thought about the story of the Flood and its symbolic repetition in the tears of men. He compared the eerie legends of Egyptian mythology with the religious teachings of the Hebrews. He pondered upon the comparative meaning of sin. Sin for the Egyptians was not conscious wrongdoing, but more akin to a want of foresight. "It meant...
...another unfortunate musical mistake, something should be said of their bassist, or rather their ex-bassist, Lloyd Trotman. A bassist of Trotman's calibre is a rare occurrence. He is both an excellent rhythm musician and a fine soloist. Men with technical command of their instruments are plentiful in comparison to those who possess both virtuosity and a taste for good jazz. Here is a man who does more than just "play the notes" and as a result deserves a place on anyone's list of "third world" musicians. But in spite of what some people may lead...
...word here) the band is not altogether unbearable. Once in a while, if you listen patiently, you can dissect from the wild conglomeration of over-arrangements an interesting tenor chorus or a refreshing break by a trumpet or trombone. In fact most of the solos are really worthwhile in comparison to the greater portion of the music heard north of 125th St. So if you're tired of Frank- the Radcliffe-conception-of-virility-Sinatra and your soul cries our for some musical satisfaction, fall in at the Savoy any Sunday afternoon. If you don't like the band, bring...