Word: distinguishedly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Brown Pup" has been changed to the "Black Pup". The names of the "White Pup" and the "Class of 1892" are unchanged. These 4 boats have been painted a brilliant crimson. The "Black Pup" has a 2 inch black stripe on each side and across the stern to distinguish it from the "White Pup," which has a similar stripe of white...
...barrister, has written a story of violence and mystery. Perhaps, in his decision to burst into prose, he was guided by his father's self-admitted passion for mystery stories; but certainly he has not been able to capture the ex-Premier's brilliant style, nor distinguish himself by wielding an audacious pen after the manner of his stepmother. Wind's End is well written in good English ; it is a book full of horror, ghosts and detectives, not entirely convincing. It is a 'book that might be much better and again might be much worse...
...narrative setting, goes through the process of etching, from posing the model, a ballet dancer, to drawing off the first proof from the press. The Magic Needle may prove a boon to those persons who frequent print rooms and constantly become involved in violent altercation trying to distinguish between engraving, etching and dry point...
...prefers to quality one's statement about men of science, of course; the trained mind "is likely" to apply proven methods to every problem-but there have been too many cases of distinguished scientists casting skepticism and caution to the winds when dealing with other subjects than their own. This, incidentally, usually reflects to the discredit of "science", in the minds of those who fail to distinguish the fallible human being seeking to learn the so-called laws of nature, from the facts of nature themselves. But Mr. Russell enjoys the reputation of carrying over his highly developed logical sense...
...quotation from a speech of President Hadley's, which the Harvard Professor says shows that others beside foreigners uphold his views. "Nine people out of ten believe that the way to train a boy to think is to impart as much knowledge to him as possible. They do not distinguish between the possession of information and the power or habit of thought; or at any rate they assume that if you can secure the former, the latter follows as a matter of course. In no other field of life do we meet this confusion. No sensible man could think that...