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Word: effort (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Park Avenue he established himself as a stylish portraitist. During World War II, Elwes served as a lieutenant colonel in the Tenth Hussars. Then last year, suddenly, blood clotted on his brain, paralyzing the right half of his face and body, including his painting hand. (By great effort, he has since learned to paint as well with his left...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: The Bastion | 9/30/1946 | See Source »

Caouette won partly because he picked up support from the nationalistic Bloc Populaire, which got 4,500 votes last time but had no candidate this time. But the chief reason was that the Liberal Party, fat and lazy after its unopposed years, campaigned halfheartedly, made no real effort to win, bungled the few things...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Canada: QUEBEC: Kick in the Pants | 9/30/1946 | See Source »

...effort to aid those who were unable to meet last Wednesday's term bill the Student Council has broken tradition and is offering scholarships up to $50 to students who can show need. Ordinarily the Council scholarships are only offered immediately before the term bills are due, but the Council is taking this special action to supplement its recent appeals to the Bursar for time extensions on the bills...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Council Offers Scholarships to Those Unable to Pay Term Bill | 9/28/1946 | See Source »

...demands are so unreasonable that there is no possibility of their acceptance, we can suspect that Premier Stalin's avowals of love and friendship toward all should be immersed in an entire barrel of salt before being swallowed. If their requests can reasonably be granted we should make every effort to see that they are granted. We can then watch Russia's actions. If she exhibits a spirit of goodwill and co-operation, well and good. We can look forward to a fear free future. If, however, Moscow continues to agitate, obstruct, and demand we can expect the worst, knowing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Where Now Comrade? | 9/26/1946 | See Source »

...girls to return to Shepard Street between classes and to allow more space for the mobs in Widener. Traditional Radcliffe deprecators will, of course, welcome the change, and an occasional queen walking down the aisle from the book desk will no longer waste a hundred man-hours of studious effort at every trip for a book...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Widener Co-education Ends As 'Cliffegirls Go to Church | 9/25/1946 | See Source »

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