Word: defective
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Driver's Seat. Military scientists in every major country are working to correct this defect. "Practically all natural physical laws," says Colonel McCutcheon, "are being investigated to determine their suitability for guidance systems. Television, heat, light and sound all offer possibilities; magnetic, electric and gravitational fields are also being considered. . . . The first nation which arrives at a workable and practical solution to the problem will be in the driver's seat...
When the department abandoned Generals for non-honors students, it was a frank admission that without universal tutorial standards must take a sharp drop. This is a very serious defect of English as a non-honors field, although the blame lies on present difficulties and the limiting Faculty vote more than on the department. Without the benefits of tutorial, the student is virtually helpless in the face of an overly profuse, but un-integrated, selection of courses...
While the Radcliffe Idler rarely descends to the murky depths occasionally explored by the other local theater groups, it also seldom reaches the zenith hit by "Waiting for Lefty" and "Saint Joan" earlier this spring. Its greatest virtue is consistent competence: its greatest defect, the same. This competence was constantly evident last night, in the performances, in the direction, in the excellent setting, and in the special incidental music, but it was not quite enough to make a somewhat padded play always interesting...
...absence of philosophical thinking in a book by a professional philosopher might seem a damning defect. In Philosopher's Quest, as in its predecessor (the best-selling Philosopher's Holiday), it is meant to be a source of charm. Professor Edman's gift for talking about philosophy has made him one of the prides of Columbia's faculty and a crowd-drawing lecturer. The same gift, at work in his good-humored essays, will endear him to readers who do not wish to put up their hands and ask searching questions...
...telegraph his goal shots: the puck is in flight almost before the goalie knows Richard has snapped his stick. His only serious shortcoming, which Howie Morenz did not share, is a weakness on back-checking; critics call him a "one-way player." But his scoring strength offsets that defect...