Word: grasp
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Papers written for the tutor should be filed and saved by him. Books read by the tutee should be discussed with the tutor, who should keep a brief record of the tutee's grasp of the subject. A good way to keep his interest in his work would be an assignment to read a book every two weeks and to write a short paper on anything therein which stirred his enthusiasm. At this rate about sixty books would be read by each student in connection with his college work. The student would know moreover that his tutor had a record...
Said President George Washington Rightmire of Ohio State: "A great university is here within our grasp if we will attend only to the big worthwhile projects, and put first things first...
...flash Uncle Arthur asked him to repeat and confirm his "pledge." Caught, flushing darkly, Dr. Schober did as the Scotsman asked. In Berlin irate editors soon echoed former German Finance Minister Peter Reinhold who said: "Dr. Schober surrendered completely to Mr. Henderson chiefly because he failed to grasp the situation through insufficient knowledge of English...
...affect Ford, Ltd.'s nomination. Suspicion, during the next three weeks, built its nest around the Perfect Swindler. His letterheads and his clichés, it was noticed, were not quite like British officialdom's letterheads and cliches. By April 16, Dr. Owen was in the grasp of efficient British Justice at Bow Street Police Court. "I plead not guilty," cried Swindler Owen, looking Chief Magistrate Sir Chartres Biron in the eye. "I have a perfect answer to these outrageous charges!" He gave the answer last week in Old Bailey, or rather there was no answer. Sentence: four...
Although Dr. Hopper admittedly does not favor the Soviet system he presents as nearly an unbiased account as can be obtained of such a controversial matter. After finishing the book, the reader's feeling is likely to be that the author's grasp of the situation in Russia is so good that he should write a more advanced and scholarly book...