Word: fifteens
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Later investigation thoroughly refuted these charges. De Vaux and Harding first thought the Qumran ruins were simply an insignificant Roman fortress. Further digging disclosed, however, remains of a "monastery", complete with a fifteen-foot tower which was still standing. Its walls were forty feet square and five feet thick. The rest of the building consisted of courts, passages, a scriptorium, and many other rooms. Coins found definitely dated the building, and pottery linked the building with the caves. This provided final proof of the Scrolls' authenticity...
Welles, in his first attempt at motion pictures, introduced photographic and dramatic effects which Hollywood, in its years of experience, had never come close to. Fifteen years later, Citizen Kane still stands as a masterpiece of directing, acting, and content. It was no easy feat to capture the life of a man of 76 years in 119 minutes. That the film does have discontinuities and lacks a strong sense of forward movement and plot was inevitable. Yet the film maintains a great sense of the dramatic and is quite gripping...
...plans to charge each passenger fifteen cents and use this money to keep up the maintenance of the car. The station wagon is on order and is expected within the month...
...rates for the U.S. as a whole have been dropping steadily. But last week three national health organizations reported that in 25 states and 14 major cities syphilis and gonorrhea have increased sharply in 1955. Fifteen states had VD epidemics. Teen-agers now average 200,000 cases a year. Reasons: easy treatment with "wonder drugs" has made people complacent, and Public Health Service anti-VD doctors are now down from...
...fifteen points gained by Tenley and Miss Heiss placed the U.S. ahead of Switzerland with 44 points and within one half point of fifth place Austria...