Word: comparisons
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...steeply inclined (39°) to the general plane of planetary revolution than any other except one (43°). But it seemed odd for Dr. Hubble, of all astronomers, to be making such a discovery, for the realm in which he usually works is so distant that the asteroids by comparison are practically underfoot. He just happened to catch the little planet, in fact, while he was photographing an island universe of stars hundreds of millions of light years from Earth...
...words & music by Moss Hart & Cole Porter; Sam Harris & Max Gordon, producers) was facetiously described by its creators during rehearsals as a cross between The Merry Widow and As Thousands Cheer. In common with the former, it is laid in a fabulous kingdom found only in operetta. But in comparison with the latter, about the best that can be said is that the same man wrote both books. Jubilee chiefly satisfies the eye. In design and color, the costumery by Irene Sharaff & Connie Depinna probably surpasses anything so far seen on Broadway. But when Jubilee tries to please...
Founding moved up from eight place to seventh, supplanting informal fall track, while the popularity of fall baseball doubled. At the same time the number of these taking part in cross country was almost cut in half in comparison with last year...
...week became the game of comparing British and Italian war boats, sea demons everyone hoped would not fight. According to London's famed Dr. Oscar Parkes, editor of the standard Jane's Fighting Ships, who wallows authoritatively in potential gore. Italy's Navy?considered ship for ship where the comparison is possible?has distinct advantages over the larger British Navy in speed and modernity...
...interesting comparison with the German situation is found in the Olympic trials for the Los Angeles games when negroes were net permitted to participate in the semi-finals which were held in the South and the only colored entries qualified in Northern trials. There was no protest from any foreign delegation at that time, however...