Word: focusing
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...average American, the name Soviet Russia brings a confused impression of endless steppes, brutish peasants, close-massed regiments marching by the tomb of Lenin, and occasional academic debates on the five-year plan. In-"Out of Chaos," Ilya Ehrenbourg has added to this impression, brought in to clearer focus, and produced an interesting tabloid view of both the human and production side of the Russia of the present...
...Focus of the fight was: 1) a mass of detailed criticism of particular NRA codes from the Darrow artillery; 2) an equally detailed counter-volley from NRA's Counsel, Donald Richberg. Mr. Darrow was for a strong Leftward swing by NRA toward Socialism. General Johnson stoutly defended the patchwork job he had done for Capitalism. Mr. Sinclair engaged in a flanking fire upon the Darrow board's methods and conclusions. The gist of their viewpoints...
...industry. In 1930 total profits dropped to $71,000,000. Deficits of $2,109,000 in 1931 and $5,519,000 in 1932 were followed by a $109,000,000 gain in the first two-thirds of last year. Mr. Pecora's figures were out of focus because not all brokers answered his questionnaire in the same way. Kuhn, Loeb & Co. and the House of Morgan reported only their modest income from commissions, not their underwriting and banking income. Lehman Brothers, which is primarily a banking house, reported $12,000,000 profits for 1928 and 1929. Obviously, the bulk...
Ever since the inauguration of the tutorial system, its position in the educational role at Harvard has remained anomalous. Though it has become increasingly the focus of educational opportunity, there has been no official recognition of its academic existence save in reports on its functioning, nor is there any method of determining its real efficacy in the educational scheme save by the indirect method of divisional results. The University has shown a hesitation in making tutorial work paramount compared to course work which has resulted in a general impression of not knowing just how to grapple with the problems imposed...
...gives to critics who would call his book propaganda is the title. In the story itself, he never once intrudes, never gives the impression that his class-warriors are aided or struck down from his hidden Olympus. Though the whole narrative is objective, third-person, Author Cantwell shifts the focus to each principal character in turn...