Word: familiarity
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...familiar as his name is at the bottom of a printed slip, not many of those who have stood in line at the office on the Delta have had the privilege of speaking to him personally. Some few there are, however, who--getting the worst of a dispute with one of the clerks have stood upon their rights and appealed to Caesar. And these have invariably found the Bursar to be a very different person from what they had imagined, and discovered that the man who was spending five millions a year for the University was not without consideration...
...whose tickets are sold or offered for sale at a premium either by himself or any one else, and to any man who violates his agreement as to personal use of tickets. The Athletic Association especially warns Freshmen and other first year men who may not be familiar with the attitude of the University and the Association towards speculation, against procuring tickets for people in violation of the regulations...
...drippings from a barrel of whiskey. Consequent to this he made a now famous remark-addressed to the world at large. We mention the mouse because his spirit, it seems to us, is not unknown here today. Those who went down to the field yesterday and are also familiar with the story will be able to appreciate the pertinence of its application on this, the eve of the game...
...action, basing her request on the Alliance. That was the beginning of this complicated international problem of Shantung, which the iniquitous decision of the Paris Peace Conference has made known the world over. Then the Shantung question started the notorious '21 Demands of 1915, whose contents might not be familiar to the average reader, but they were most inimical to the vital interests of China. The Alliance was partly responsible for the 21 Demands. If there is any one thing of vast importance to China at the coming Washington Conference, it is the absolute negation of the 21 Demands. Having...
...large majority of us, however, will resort to the more familiar means of the motor car. Many a flivver that has never (under the guidance of its present owner, at least) rattled on any highway beyond walking distance of Cambridge, will find itself drawn into the stream of vehicles headed westward on the fourth of November. Some of us will reserve our favorite Boston taxi, and auction off cubic feet of space in it to the highest bidder as long as there is space left. Others have already ordered our town cars to be boxed up and shipped from Chicago...