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Word: exact (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Most of the regular attendees are good swimmers, who think persons who lie on the beach and never go near the water are "pretty pathetic." Few of them realize that the Pool is built of ceramic tiling to prevent expansion over its exact 75 by 40 feet dimensions, slopes in depth from 8 1-2 to 11 1-2 feet, and is warmed to a Cape Coddish 73 degree...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Count 'em---Forty Beautiful Girls Cavort in College Pool | 4/25/1947 | See Source »

Concerning the atom bomb, Cadogan said that the Russian announcement of "willingness to accept international control and inspection" was a large step forward, but he warned that doubts have arisen as to the exact meaning of the Russian statement...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cadogan Says U.K. Will Accept but May Not Enforce U.N. Palestine Plan | 4/24/1947 | See Source »

Whatever the outcome of the campaign, the book will definitely appear some time near the end of the term. All the copy and cuts are at the printers, and editorial chairman James F. Ryan '49 is now going over the first of the returned proofs. "The exact publication date will depend upon the printer," Ryan stated last night...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Finance Troubles Again Plague '49 Red Book Editors | 4/22/1947 | See Source »

...lived on a 500-acre estate near Germantown, Pa., dabbled in medicine, and habitually wore homespun clothes to encourage domestic manufacture. In 1798, Logan saw the U.S., attacked and insulted, preparing for war. French warships had seized U.S. vessels. The French foreign minister, Talleyrand, had cynically tried to exact what amounted to a tribute from the infant country. Nevertheless, Quaker Logan viewed U.S. intentions with consternation, and as a self-appointed peacemaker sailed for France...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Mr. Fixit | 4/21/1947 | See Source »

However, he stated that the Office could not ascertain the exact number of those seeking entrance, as many who have requested information about the University have not yet filed their applications...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Admission Office Receives Flood of Applications for Entrance Next Fall | 4/8/1947 | See Source »

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