Word: grasps
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...fortunate one, in keeping with the high standards of recent years. A political thinker of the first rank, Professor Ortega has contributed heavily to the literature in his field. Most notable of his written works is "The Revolt of the Masses", translated in 1932, a book showing a great grasp of modern social problems and able power to present them...
Back to Epithets. "After election day in 1936 some of our supporters were uneasy lest we grasp the excuse of a false era of good feeling to evade our obligations. They were worried by the evil symptom that the propaganda and the epithets of last summer and fall had died down...
...catholic and philosophy inquiry into American history, including the cultural, scientific, social and economic aspects, was chosen because it most nearly approximated the ideal-that of giving students the opportunity to grasp what are or should be the fundamental realities of contemporary society and their evolution from the past. A specific illustration is the current discussion of the Supreme Court, the misinformation expressed and the lack of understanding shown by partisans on both sides. Yet the question is as pertinent and as closely related to any individual as the memorandum on his office desk or the test tube...
...forth in his speech, the selective principle in education in America depends upon rigorous courses of study, whether in school or college followed by some sort of tests to indicate the student's grasp of the problems set before him. Though the examinations at the end of a course or field cannot be taken as a final judgement of a man's ability, nevertheless they give an accurate indication of his possibilities for future development. If he is to grow up "not a genius, but an outstanding man in professional life", he is likely to put forth his branches early...
Against non-blind opponents, a blind wrestler is at a minor disadvantage until both are on the mat. Coach Quimby emphasizes grips designed to get an opponent off his feet as quickly as possible, teaches his charges not to let opponents wriggle out of their grasp. Once on the mat, a blind wrestler's acute sense of touch often outweighs his opponent's ability to see. Twitching muscles betray the grip an opponent intends, permit a blind wrestler to break it before it is completed. Broken arms and ribs among blind wrestlers are no more common than among...