Word: flatnesses
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Senate did likewise, but added that after July 1, 1927, this quota should be further cut to a round flat...
...foil to set off more sharply the sterling qualities of the other emotions than maidenly modesty, and just enough selfishness to make her recognizable. Perhaps there are perfect people, perhaps it is necessary to have one of them in every novel, but their performances always appear a bit flat when contrasted with those of more realtistic natures, even though the latter cannot, often be blindly idolized or emulated...
There are a dozen tales in the collection and the reader's hair slowly rises until absolutely perpendicular to the scalp. Those whose hair naturally bristles six of the stories it will brush and lie flat in the meekest fashion imaginable...
...Oxford and Cambridge Universities Athletic Clubs in remembrance of their visit to America in 1901, fill the center section of the case. Another of this group is a tall cup, which Wendell won for performing the remarkable feat of running the 100-yard dash in 10 seconds flat, long before the advent of the crouching start. Besides these and many medals for winning places in various meets, there are several dozen badges presented to him for officiating at athletic meets as referee or timer after his days as an active runner...
...playwright knows that the most difficult part of play writing is to prevent the last act from falling flat. After traveling through the first two acts at a fast pace, it is hard to hold that pace until the end. Moreover, if the first two acts are well constructed, they should force a fairly inevitable conclusion. With a public like the American people, fed from its infancy on news, it is difficult to inspire interest in the inevitable...