Word: depending
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Thorndike's methods are dramatic, depend considerably on his ingenuity in designing tests. To determine the effect of adults' prejudices on their attitudes, he asked them how much money they would demand to eat a quarter of a pound of human flesh. To prove that heredity was more important than environment, he tested 50 twins, demonstrated that they were less affected by differences in training than ordinary brothers and sisters...
...than Philadelphia's Lombard Street. Toward the center of the city, the Vagabond found himself engulfed in screaming traffic that approached from a million different directions at once. To the Mexican driver, the horn is far more important than the brake, and the velocity and direction of his vehicle depend solely on the whim of the man at the wheel. If Rhode Island motorists are the worst in the world, Mexicans are far and away the most idiosyncratic...
...wisely chosen to follow. These broadcasts would bring in a substantial sum each year which could be added to the present Athletic Endowment Fund. The addition of this money to the Endowment Fund is not to be lightly rejected, as Harvard's other major and minor sports cannot depend upon football's gate receipts forever. The sooner that athletics here in Cambridge are adequately supported by endowment, the better it will be for the University...
...suffering from the consequences of the inflation, the impression was that Hitler would restore the monarchy. A plebiscite held in 1932 would undoubtedly have resulted in a monarchial restoration Dr. Bruening said. But President von Hindenburg refused to permit a plebiscite on the grounds that the crown should not depend on a vote of the people. At present, he added, there is not much hope for a restoration...
...United States render American citizens, lies at the mercy of the government. Although the powers that be may restrict business activity, inflate the currency, and lower the purchasing power of the dollar, they should consider the effects that such a policy has on all those institutions that depend upon fixed returns from invested capital...