Word: defectives
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...feat in kicking two long field goals. Although he had a strong wind with him, either of them would have been good for forty yards on a calm day. These were the first dropkicks scored by Yale this year, and supporters of the Blue were becoming fearful lest this defect might prove an important factor in the big games ahead. Scott is also a first-class defensive back, in-fact almost the equal of Allen. If the speedy Tiger backs rip through the Yale line as they did through Harvard's he will be an invaluable asset to the Elis...
...provided for the coming campaign through the appointment of a competent Senate Committee vested with ample authority. . . . The statutes provide for publication of the names of contributors and of amounts contributed. But a deficit at the end of the campaign in part defeats this. The budget will cure that defect. So far as the Republican Party is concerned, I have made an absolute requirement that our campaign shall live within its means...
Fear is not inherent in man's nature. It is a defect born of experi- ence, suckled by confusion. A young child can be startled by a sudden noise or loss of support, but it is not of itself ever afraid. The fears of children who see bogeymen in the dark are unnatural, can be prevented. These are deductions from experiments conducted by Dr. John B. Watson and Dr. Bess Cunningham, under the auspices of the Institute of Educational Research, with the purpose of finding a way to break down the terrors of childhood...
...tree is known by its fruits; not by the showy flowers of promise or the occasional defect in bud or branch, but by the normal harvest through the running of the years?and the harvest of the Republican party and leadership is faithfully reflected in the matchless growth and fadeless glory of the Republic...
Kokumin: "The connection between France and Indo-China has not been close. This defect must be rectified in order to safeguard the peace of the Pacific...