Word: creation
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Since its creation in 1951, the Fund for the Advancement of Education has allocated more than $30,000,000 to the attainment of its major objectives. The largest single portion of the Fund's resources has been concentrated on the problem of improving the quality of teaching in secondary schools and colleges. Through two fellowship programs, the Fund has sponsored year-long leaves for more than 1200 selected high-school and college teachers, in order to encourage them to broaden their own knowledge and teaching experience...
...Committee stated that it is "of the belief that the Ph.D. degree, as a creation of the nineteenth century, does not historically have a true claim to the Latin tongue...
...grants are awarded annually to Americans who have shown "high capacity for original scholarly research and artistic creation." There were 243 awards this year...
...year-old Sir Winston asked for forgiveness due an old man. "Having served in office or in Parliament under four sovereigns," he said, "I felt, with these credentials, that in asking Your Majesty's gracious permission to propose this toast, I should not be leading to the creation of a precedent which would often cause inconvenience...
...great day for critics when the creation brought forth the leopard. "Spotty" has been one of the most valuable words in the theatre jargon ever since, and it has never been more accurate than when applied to Great to Be Back! The HDC's latest production is a musical revue, which ideally would mean songs of verve and wit combined with imaginative sketches...