Word: exceptional
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...great has their influence become that, on entering his junta, a Spanish officer ordinarily takes oath that he will obey his immediate superiors, even to the extent of refusing promotion by the military authorities at Madrid, except in the regular line of junta seniority...
...magnificently excruciating moments and far too few. Mr. Barton's dancing again proves that he has no rival for laughter below the knees. Greta Nissen, lured back from the movies, does a neat pantomime. The chorus is traditionally comely. In fact nearly everything about the show is excellent, except its massive length and breadth. Perhaps banting would help...
...that 20 years ago I was a very sick man and I went to the best orthodox authorities, and except for such matters as surgery and dentistry, they did me no good whatever, and they charged me many thousands of dollars. Bernard McFadden taught me how to keep well and charged me nothing. So whenever I see "vicious" attacks upon him I rise to tell what I know...
Mode-arbiter Condé Nast made quaint obeisance this month to Quakery by decreeing as first "special issue" of Vanity Fair ever published, a Sesquicentennial Number. Though the Sesquicentennial achieves little prominence except its mention on the cover, an arraignment of Manhattan's last theatrical season in 67 compressed capsules of reproof give to the issue an appropriate Quaker tone. Mr. George Jean Nathan, a critic steeped in theatre lore, discerning though scurrilous, able though loud, composed the 67 indictments with nice variety of language. A few follow...
Yale has made definite plans for organizing religious work under the system of optional attendance at chapel next year. It has been voted to suspend all classroom exercises from 10.30 to 11 o'clock each morning except Saturday so that a service may be held...