Word: contrasted
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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American industry is idle. In contrast to the condition of European industry after the war, its capacity to produce goods in exchange for money is almost unlimited. It is, therefore, to the problem of stimulating industry through the issue of as much money as is compatible with stable prices that the administration should devote the intellectual energy at its disposal...
Sharply in contrast was the sophisticated style in which Tamiris interpreted primitive themes, ranging from Negroid to Spanish. Least successful was her own composition, the "Gris-Gris Ceremonial," based on African rites of propagation. Happily it was the only one in which she joined with the Bahamans. Alone, Dancer Tamiris displayed a studied, metallic style which emphasized posture rather than motion, successfully overcame the handicap huge Lewisohn Stadium places on a solo dancer. A friendly audience loudly clamored for encores. Critics who joined in the applause for Tamiris found the lusty cavorting of the Bahama dancers merely the obvious counterpart...
...physical and moral evil. States and municipalities could oversee him. but hardly any city does an effective job of it. The carrier of morning papers is also a problem, when he is a 10-year-old, getting out of bed at 3 a.m. to serve his route. In contrast, there is little to be said against boys acting as carriers of afternoon papers in residential districts, and much in favor of it. They sacrifice a couple of hours of play time every after noon, but they learn punctuality, dependability, business acumen, thrift. Usually they are well supervised by their employers...
...season is half-finished But the tradition has grown up that one must abide by these rules, thus in general they are followed; and the athlete finds himself, much to his delight, in the best of health and quite ready to produce his best when the time comes. In contrast the Englishman, instead of suddenly finding himself in condition is much more conscious of how it all comes about, because instead of having rules made for him, it is essential that he make his own. I do not want to make it appear that the American athlete has no idea...
...Princeton riders. Princeton has more power than finesse; while Harvard depends on smoothness, a factor which stood her in such good stead during the arduous fight last winter for the Massachusetts Indoor Crown. It is interesting to note that this quality of the team stands in direct contrast to the characteristic power which is the main hope for a Crimson crew victory in the Thames classic this evening...