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Word: emphasising (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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For an introduction to European philosophy, it puts too much emphasis on six great men--Plato, Aristotle, or Marcus Aurelius in the ancient world, Thomas Aquinas in the medieval, and Bacon, Schophenhauer, or Hegel in the modern, to name but a handful of brilliant minds outside the scope of the...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PHILOSOPHY A | 2/2/1934 | See Source »

The sales bell rang often enough to keep up the general optimism of the 150 exhibitors. Notable absentees of last year, Gar Wood and Chris-Craft, were back in the fold. Sales emphasis had shifted from the glittering high-speed craft of yesterday to compact, comfortable utility runabouts and small...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Show Boats | 1/29/1934 | See Source »

Realizing the present difficulty of men who are trying for scholarship aid, who are forced to "plan their work with the sole aim of obtaining the highest marks possible," the President feels that this method of awarding scholarships would "tend to diminish greatly the emphasis placed on grades obtained in...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Conant Asks for More Scholarships and Greater Faculty to Keep High Standards | 1/29/1934 | See Source »

Dartmouth, which is troubled by none of the scruples that make the life of a Yale athletic director so miserable, has solved her coaching problem to the beaming satisfaction of all except a few disgruntled but gracious Kay-dots. "I have come to the conclusion that football is more than...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yesterday | 1/24/1934 | See Source »

First of all, it should be noted that the men who composed the gold delegation were radicals and conservatives, so to speak. There were men, for instance, who held views very much like those of Professor Warren of Cornell, who has been the President's principal adviser on monetary questions...

Author: By David Lawrence, | Title: Today in Washington | 1/19/1934 | See Source »

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