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Word: cunningness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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And were the good Bishop more familiar with modern fox-hunting he would know that preserving foxes, rather than killing them, is the major concern of most organized hunts. In America, where earth stopping is not practised, when a fox is hard pressed he goes to ground,- (''hole...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jan. 11, 1937 | 1/11/1937 | See Source »

But tutoring schools should not degenerate into "passing C" factories. They should not be expected or allowed to push the lazy, weak or stupid through Harvard at any price. They should not put a premium on animal cunning in getting through examinations. Lastly, they should never, under any conditions, be...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A NEW LEASE FOR PRIVATE TUTORING | 12/1/1936 | See Source »

Me: "Yes, and the cunning of the men who pretend to have the ball but who haven't appeals to me. In Australia, we call that trick "selling your opponent a dummy."

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Australian Graduate Student Writes of First View of American Football in Harvard Stadium | 10/13/1936 | See Source »

"And in this campaign another herring turns up. In former years it has been British or French-and a variety of other things. But this year it is Russian. Desperate in mood, angry at failure, cunning in purpose, individuals and groups are seeking to make Communism an issue in an...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RADICALS: Red Issue (Cont'd) | 10/12/1936 | See Source »

Mathematics, the pure science, was enlisted Saturday to aid Harvard's Varsity eleven in their tussle with Amherst. The first time Harlow's men kicked off the cunning of the 1936 squad became apparent.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARLOW USES MATHEMATICS TO HELP DOWN LORD JEFFS | 10/5/1936 | See Source »

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