Word: comparison
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...generally muddled and confused gridiron situation detracts from the value of a comparison of the Crimson and Eli records against mutual rivals, but, for whatever it may indicate: Yale played a better (and a winning) game against Dartmouth and, on the other hand, Harvard was better against Penn. Both were a touchdown ahead of Princeton, but the Blue was superior against Brown, which might be explained by Margarita's inability to play against-Yale...
Despite the Commission's attempt to justify sky-high government subsidies to private ship concerns through comparison with costs in Axis-run Denmark and Italy, the figures of Comptroller General Warren on two recent shipbuilding deals reveal a loose-handed economy that can contribute little to the war effort. Using as his target reports submitted by Warren, Aiken charged that the Commission sold seven partially built ships to the Navy at two million dollars over their contract price in order to save a failing Florida concern. To this were added accusations that the Commission is issuing unwarranted subsidies, as well...
Obviously, the offerings of a Gutbucket Gus are gibberish to the uninitiated. What the Sweet Singers need by way of introduction is someone who can play good jazz on something approaching their own terms. And Lunceford, Basie, and Ellington are the men for that. A comparison of their recordings of popular songs with the effusions of the Sweet, Swing set is eye-opening. The gulf between Ellington's "Take the 'A' Train," and Miller's is immeasurable. The Ellington band's complete grasp of the spirit of the thing, its spontaneity, its "soul," if you will, make Miller's version...
...Decca shows such imagination and ingenuity that the tune, while recognizable at all times, is a secondary consideration. Earl Hines's "Jersey Bounce" on Bluebird is comparatively unknown, yet it is probably the most vivid and happily-conceived version ever put to wax. So try a direct comparison on well-known songs if you want to find the gateway to good jazz...
...which includes some of the largest colleges in the country, has only a handful of men, in comparison to some of its hicktown neighbors. Illinois leads the pack with 10, and the rest of the Conference dwindles down to Michigan, which has none...