Word: formalities
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...brilliant legal lights by the Right, called tools of reaction by the Left), it checked on the work of the three members of the National Labor Relations Board, the doings of its 22 regional offices, its 109 field examiners, its 10,000 cases a year. Last week, with a formal flourish, Mr. Smith pulled back the curtains on his show...
Thus did the armed forces of Cuba, better disciplined, trained and equipped than at any time during the 41 years of Cuban independence, bid formal farewell last week to the former desk sergeant who rose six years ago to become their chief and Cuba's Strong Man. But it was far from Colonel Batista's retirement from Cuban political life. By retiring he became openly the leading candidate for Cuba's Presidency, and his last speech to the Army, Navy and police became the opening address of his campaign...
...Personal testimony and advice from men of recognized standing, who have been long concerned with these problems, is worth more to our ministers-to-be than formal academic courses, since a purely secular account of the facts does not satisfy the requirements of an ethical religion, even though it provides the subject matter for ethical interpretation." Dean Sperry said...
...institution like ours of being deficient at most of the crucial points. But persons who are more interested in religions as a whole than in denominations, think that we have a distinctive mission . . . . The drift of the times is away from further sectarianism and towards interdenominationalism and even formal Church unions. Our nonsectarian character, therefore, would not seem to unfit us for the future...
...coming Sophomores are making Princeton's winter sports picture a little brighter this year. All three of the teams engaged in formal league competition--basketball, hockey and swimming are counting on good newcomers to fill the gaps left by departed athletes...