Word: difficult
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...that this is in itself reprehensible. It has been remarked that sex "is something most of us possess, but in which most of us do not see the guiding star of our lives." In short, while it is not difficult to understand why so much perfectly good paper is taken up with its exposition, it is hard to justify the fact on any artistic or intellectual grounds. And what applies to the bulk of the "novels" of this character applies in particular to "Plundered Host." In the words of the late Ambrose Bierce, "The covers of this book...
Anyone who is aware of the complexity of undergraduate social life in American colleges, and who is therefore conscious of the prejudices that are inevitably aroused when the adequacy of the club or fraternity system is challenged will grant that Harvard has undertaken the more difficult task when she attacks the problem as it relates to undergraduates. One can but admire the courage of the Harvard authorities in venturing upon so thorny a path. --McGill. Daily
...James" he is sometimes called for his courtly manners. He is full of funny stories, at which he cackles broadly himself. Behind the affable exterior is a sharp business-like personality that achieves difficult objectives. What he knows or thinks about the War Department it is impossible to say, but until last week he probably knew and thought very little about...
...large advertising glass house was struck by a swiftly moving missile. The glass house was the elaborate structure of testimonial advertising currently so conspicuous. The missile was an attack on testimonial advertising launched by Frederick C. Kendall, editor of Advertising & Selling, fortnightly trade-paper. The damage, considerable, was difficult to estimate...
Good, Bad. It should be noticed that even Mr. Hollister distinguishes between the good testimonial (unpaid for, voluntary) and the bad testimonial (bought, solicited). It is difficult to see how any publisher can question the advertiser's word concerning the legitimacy of testimonials and it is even more difficult to imagine how the reading public can tell whether a testimonial represents a donation or a purchase. From the standpoint of popular faith in advertising it would appear that one rotten testimonial apple would corrupt the entire barrel and that the distinction between good and bad testimonials will become...