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Word: generously (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...much glasses, are either Hausfraus or adventuresses." French women . . . "are too calculating." British women . . . "love sports too well, are developed only physically." American women . . . "are intoxicating, but oh! so intoxicated, I am shocked. I am disgusted. I shall never marry an American." But M. le Vicomte could be generous: "I liked Indians, cowboys, Charlie Chaplin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Comings & Goings: Jul. 23, 1928 | 7/23/1928 | See Source »

...with about one-third, or over 30 percent of those graduating in the College receiving honors in studies, will not be overshadowed by a more superficial interest in the regatta. On the other hand anyone who, after turning from the names of the "Summa cum Laude" scholars with both generous admiration and sincere envy, does not let his thoughts wander toward New London, is narrowly excluding himself from as kaleidoscopic and romantic spectacle as he will ever see, an event as representative of one side of Harvard life as the Commencement exercises are of another. Every true son of Harvard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE UNIVERSITY MILIEU | 6/21/1928 | See Source »

...whose work is, paradoxically, as commercial as it is cultural in its value. The increasing need which the scientific departments feel for equipment which may keep them abreast of progress, makes the University's inability to satisfy this need understandable, but it makes even more urgent the necessity of generous contributions which may enable biologic enterprise at Harvard to realize its fullest possibilities...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CROWDED LABORATORIES | 6/16/1928 | See Source »

Today, Princeton again led the triangular regatta to the finish by a generous margin...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PRINCETON AGAIN LEADS YALE AND HARVARD CREWS | 6/15/1928 | See Source »

This precipitated a scramble so dreadful that it is impossible properly to describe it. Generous Mr. Farley had distributed 15,000 quarts of ice cream, 10,000 quarts of milk and five tons of crackers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLITICAL NOTE: Tammany District Party | 6/11/1928 | See Source »

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