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Word: far (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...murals, far from illustrations...

Author: By Jack Wllner, | Title: Collections & Critiques | 10/30/1939 | See Source »

...Roosevelt has said that the duty of the U. S. neutrality patrol is to keep tabs on far-roving warcraft in American waters. His obvious, implicit premise last week was that submarines, since the sneaky creatures cannot be watched, had best be kept clear away. When a reporter asked whether armed merchant ships also might be barred from U. S. ports, the President said that comparing such ships and submarines was like trying to add pears and apples. Orally amplifying his proclamation, he explained that belligerent submarines may not come within the traditional three-mile limit of U. S. coasts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Beautiful Slogans | 10/30/1939 | See Source »

Dear Elmer had had a hard row to hoe. When he took the job he was told to wait & see how far industry would voluntarily comply with Wage-Hour regulations. That method worked astoundingly well...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: Elmer Out | 10/30/1939 | See Source »

Captain Howie Mondel, playing with both knees tightly bandaged, scored the decisive marker from far out in the field with a beautiful shot which hit the edge of the net and bounced...

Author: By John C. Robbins, | Title: Booters Score in Last Period; Gain 3-2 Win Over Indians | 10/28/1939 | See Source »

...far as our getting into the war is concerned, Sorokin says, "Up to 1940 elections there will be no chance of our getting in, but after that only Almighty God and the politicians know." He thinks Roosevelt will probably get elected for a third term if he chooses...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sorokin Says He Prefers an Unjust Peace to Long Lasting European War | 10/28/1939 | See Source »

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