Word: consensus
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...spite of the fact that men were allowed to use unlimited numbers of books during the English 72 examination yesterday, the consensus of opinion after it was all over can be expressed, in the phraseology of one survivor, who said, "Widener Library could not have saved...
Most of the speakers advocated restriction and selection, but as to the degree and variety of each there was no consensus of opinion. Especially, there were two different methods of attacking the problem-from the industrial standpoint, and from the standpoint of the welfare of the race and of citizenship...
Yale and Illinois supplied most of the mustard for the literary hot dogs which the sports writers have been peddling for public munching ever since the season closed. In the consensus of opinion, Yale won five places on an All-Eastern eleven and Illinois three on the Big Ten team. No "consensus" teams from the Pacific Coast were available. The selections...
Nevertheless, many guesses were made about the leading topics of the message. The consensus of these predictions favored: 1) tax reduction; 2) agricultural relief; 3) the railroads; 4) no general building or " pork barrel" bill, but a program for the better housing of Government departments at the Capital. Whether or not the President designs to make it so, it is felt that the first of these will stand out. It was not generally agreed whether the President would definitely support the tax plan of Secretary Mellon (TIME, Nov. 19) or favor tax reduction in such general terms as would permit...
...that Dr. William T. G. Morton (1819-1868), then a young dentist studying medicine, anæsthetized a patient with ethyl ether, while Dr. Warren, senior surgeon, removed a tumor. Others (Long, 1842, Robinson, Liston, Jackson) have disputed with Morton priority in the use of ether, but the consensus of medical opinion has awarded him the honor...