Word: formely
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...such superspeed been achieved? German engineers answered last week "chiefly by streamlining the Bremen's hull, by fitting her with a unique bulbous bow." Every layman knows that air friction against a raindrop causes it to assume a bulbous foreshape and to taper off behind-this being the form which offers least resistance to the air. With daring originality, the Bremen's designers gave her below the water line somewhat the shape of a falling raindrop; but above the water line her bow ceases to be bulbous, is keen as a bayonet edge. Luxury features of the Bremen...
...insisted that beauty must be associated with utility. One day museumgoers were shocked by an exhibition of modern open-plumbing. Another day Newark art-lovers trooped to see an exhibit arranged, designed and specially announced by Mr. Dana. In whispers they exclaimed over the beauty of the bowls, the form of the colored vases. Wisely they nodded their arty heads over the placard "Beauty has no relation to age, rarity or price." Then one art-lover gave an exclamation. The others fluttered to the side of the afflicted one, read a little note: "Every article in this room was selected...
...times he gets into the unreal story the dramatic flavor of its background. Best shot: Chaney feeling the driving-pinions, worn smooth by thousands of miles on the road, of his old engine dismantled in the shops. Charming Sinners (Paramount). Believing, probably correctly, that flattery is a persuasive form of entertainment, producers are presenting with increasing confidence and frequency pictures which assume sophistication in the audience. Only a few of the time-honored tenets of cine-morality are now retained, but these unshakably. In this picture, Clive Brook, as Ruth Chatterton's husband, can be definitely unfaithful...
...must ratify, and we must ratify in a form which will permit our creditors to accept our ratification. It is not a question of ratifying the debts. We have already recognized our debts. What we have got to ratify is the accords which have given us delays for settlement...
...Some civil agitators known for a long time to the authorities as men without scruple or worth, organized a ridiculous plot against the form of the state without causing the least disorder...