Word: difficult
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...experienced pilot this snow-planing is no more difficult than flying with wheels. Safe landings can be made on any space of open ground, and if the space is limited, a plane may be mushed in to a complete stop in 200 feet...
...should be available at least twenty-five fellowships paying an annual stipend of fourteen hundred dollars or more, and an equal number of scholarships covering tuition. The fact that Harvard is to lead the way in graduate study and that the financing of a man's study becomes increasingly difficult as he enters the graduate field, makes funds imperative for the purpose of students support...
...difficult question to answer," replied Sir Charles, "but I should say that roughly the farther you get from here the looser the morals are." (Explosions of loud laughter...
...Manhattan's Metropolitan where she sang from 1903 to 1914 Fremstad was known as one of the greatest artists and one of the most difficult of all prima donnas. She had a proud, heroic type of beauty, a graceful swinging stride, beautifully molded arms which seemed to shape all the music she sang. Her voice was uneven but it was always deeply personal. And as a musician she was so sure that she was able to prompt any one who sang on the stage with her. Her impersonations seemed completely spontaneous, but they were all carefully considered before...
...League's future. However, Hoare and Eden will not have an opportunity to cross each other's bows, for Eden will remain in charge of the Foreign Office while "Cleopatra" as Hoare is known to the House of Commons, will be placed in charge of the vital and difficult task of re-organizing and linking the armed forces of the Empire. It is virtually accepted in England that a colossal re-armament plan will soon be put under way and that the next budget will devote more to the Army, Navy and Air Services than has ever been voted before...