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Word: demanding (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...better bill than now graces the University screen would be difficult to demand of any two feature movie programs. "The Lives of a Bengal Lancer" has been justly praised for its spectacular melodrama, picturesquely framed against the forbidding north Indian mountain passes. Very roughly adapted from the successful book of similar title, it proves an exciting bit of pageantry capably acted by a cast which includes Gary Cooper, Franchot Tone, Dick Cromwell, and Kathleen Burke...

Author: By S. M. B., | Title: The Crimson Playgoer | 3/11/1935 | See Source »

...warehouses for lack of rail transport!" Last week Pravda, careful not to blame anybody, grumbled: "The country can no longer allow backwardness in this vital link in our economic chain. The interests of Socialist construction, the interests of production and, last but not least, the interests of national defense demand a solution of the railroad problem this year and not later...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUSSIA: Major Mystery | 3/11/1935 | See Source »

...gastronomic niceties for a bit. If one of our number is successful it may signify the beginning of an athletic renaissance. In any event, if doughnuts for breakfast have been substituted for hockey rinks we should not look the gift horse in the face. Appreciation and proper competitive spirit demand that a Cambridge man throw his hat into the doughnut ring...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD AWAKEI | 3/8/1935 | See Source »

...read the editorial aright, you advise Freshmen to offer less than they are capable of paying for rooms in the Houses. This seems to me had advice from the standpoint not only of the individual Freshman but of the College as a whole. Since the demand for cheap rooms is greater than the supply, a student who offers less than he can afford increases the chances that he can not be provided for in a House. Insofar as students who can afford to pay higher prices succeed in securing rooms in the lower middle price range, they reduce for their...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Room Prices | 3/8/1935 | See Source »

First of all, applications to within 80 per cent of the quota limit will be accepted. Secondly, all applications above this limit will receive individual attention from the Committee, and individuals, hesitating between two or more fields, may be guided into the one of these fields where the demand is less...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CONCENTRATION QUOTAS SET BY MUNN COMMITTEE | 3/6/1935 | See Source »

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