Word: comparisons
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...internationally famous." He is undoubtedly one of the outstanding leaders in the field of American poetry and his verses on New England have won him the Pulitzer prize for poetry in both 1924 and 1930. In less material form though by no means a tribute less important is the comparison often made, which places Frost in a category along with the outstanding English poet Housman...
...Comparison. Most instructive example of the course of New Deal spending is offered by comparative figures, showing (in millions of dollars) the actual receipts and expenditures of fiscal 1935 along with estimates by the President for fiscal...
Smoking incessantly and speaking in a mild, pleasant manner, the Bruins' captain said that he had seen both the Harvard Varsity and Freshman squads in practice at the Garden. While admitting that there can be little comparison between the 80,000 Americans and the 3,000,000 Canadians who play hockey, Shore feels that there are plenty of Americans, among them certain Harvard pucksters, who "ought to make good if given a chance...
...tunic, an absurd clerical hat. Her pantomime was always effective. She danced occasionally but she was just as communicative standing still. She spoke with her eyes, her wide childish grin, her expressive hands. European critics have likened her to Charlie Chaplin and the great Swiss Clown Crock. Though the comparison scarcely seemed warranted last week, she did prove herself a rare entertainer...
...across the retina in irregular directions.* The entrance point of the optic nerve itself is taken as a point of reference. The distances and directions of the vein forks from this reference point provide coordinates which can be hooked together in a serial number for classified filing and quick comparison...