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Word: considerable (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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In the report to the President this year, Director McAdie advocated that it would be beneficial to Harvard and to science, for the University authorities to consider the establishment of a Division of Aerography, "separate and distinct from Geography, Geology or Physics. This would place Harvard in a commanding position...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: AVIATION DEPENDENT ON SCIENTISTS WORK | 6/9/1928 | See Source »

...many people, both in the United States and abroad, consider as a war. . . . This fact eloquently shows that a mere pact renouncing war (whatever that may mean) as an instrument of national policy (whatever that may mean) is not going to prevent a nation from undertaking operations which a considerable proportion of the world may be unable to discriminate from war. Something more is wanted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INTERNATIONAL: Barb and Weasel | 6/4/1928 | See Source »

THE TRAINING OF AN AMERICAN?The Earlier Life of Walter H. Page?Burton J. Hendrick?Houghton Mifflin ($5.00). The two-volume life and letters of Walter H. Page, Wartime ambassador to England, were worthy best sellers. That a third volume should now appear, antedating the others in subject matter, suggests...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: More Page | 6/4/1928 | See Source »

No estimate of the cost either of the portable steel stands or of the permanent concrete seats is available. Mr. Bingham was out of town last night and could not be reached for a statement on the matter.WOODEN STANDS, CONDEMNED BY FIREMEN, WILL GIVE PLACE TO CONCRETE STRUCTURE The Stadium...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Corporation Vetoes Plan of Overseers for Big Stadium | 6/1/1928 | See Source »

Finally there is a source of unending difficulty and annoyance to Freshmen, both advanced and backward, which might largely be obviated. The present language requirements force numerous Freshmen at Harvard to take two essentially elementary language courses, while few in the class escape one such course. Whether they choose to...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE FRESHMAN YEAR | 5/28/1928 | See Source »

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