Word: fingered
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...storm because it covered the whole country. Some men thought that they could make money out of handwriting, and they published copybooks with a stylized, vertical Germanic script, which were adopted in every school in the country. Every teacher had to learn the method, which consisted of slow, laborious finger movements. It used to take a child half an hour to write the same amount that he can now put out in three minutes...
With a practiced finger on Europe's always uneven pulse, Oldster David Lloyd George this week diagnosed: "Ten days ago everybody was asking: 'Does this mean war?' The answer then was invariably: 'What do you think...
...entrance fees and admissions are redistributed in prizes of which Bowler Mensenberg is unlikely to receive any but his medal. Most Congressmen bring their own bowling balls, of lignum vitae or composition rubber, in specially tailored leather cases. Since it is easy to cheat by putting lead in the finger-holes, each ball is carefully weighed before its owner uses it to make sure it conforms to the 16-lb. standard...
Another student with a cold and a high temperature was moved from one ward to another, the change in temperature brought about an attack of pneumonia. Another case illustrates the careless diagnosis of the physicians, even though it was but a minor ailment. A student complaining of a sore finger was told by the doctor there was nothing wrong. Upon leaving the office he asked the nurse to look at his finger. She did so and removed a sliver of glass, but probably it was a very small piece. These cases are not unique, unusual, nor isolated ones. They represent...
...moment in their corners, shifting their feet in the rosin, then turn upon each other as the bell clangs. They come together warily. The little man steps in suddenly and shoots a mule-kick to the pit of the stomach. The big ogre roars with pain, points a finger at the referee, implores the crowd. As he does this the little man flashes in to kick him again, harder. This time the ogre drops to the floor roaring pitifully. The crowd cheers its delight as the little man dives on top of him, pulls him up, slaps him down, jumps...