Word: grave
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Grave doubts were cast yesterday on the accuracy of a recent survey revealing that two out of every 1000 American undergraduates are infected with syphilis by Arlie V. Bock, Henry K. Oliver Professor of Hygiene, and by a prominent Boston authority on syphilis...
...already jumped on nine other "thrift plans" this year, but mostly for minor offenses in their business of selling their shares on the installment plan. Charges in Fidelity's case are more grave: That Fidelity obtained money and property by means of untrue statements, had failed to maintain required reserves against its $276,000,000 in outstanding certificates, had resorted to interfund transfers to write up the book value of securities by "well over $1,000,000," had used investors' funds for the benefit of trie officers and directors of the company...
...demonstrations and press fulminations grew in intensity, the situation took on a grave aspect. With as much publicity as possible an Italian royal decree was issued which provided special armaments appropriations of $65,000,000, a 20% increase over the regular military expenses already appropriated. Italy's Chief of Staff and Under Secretary for War, General Alberto Pariani. who has recently visited Berlin, was pointedly dispatched to inspect the defenses on the island of Sardinia, eight miles south of Corsica...
...eminent British physicians and surgeons gathered at the Dorchester in swank Mayfair last week, its earnest French Chef Maitre Emile Aymoz delivered himself weightily-in French. Most of the grave doctors later checked up on his discourse in a handsomely printed English translation headed The Chef's Work for Humanity...
...Duty was published in England, the English Speaking Union called a private meeting which began with a discussion of the book, developed into an argument about Anthony Eden's looks. Rothermere papers printed Mr. Howe's picture, an alarmed, defensive expression on his features, captioned "Does Grave Disservice to Peace." When With Malice Toward Some came along, English readers observed gravely that it was a pity Margaret Halsey had not met the right people. But with the publication of The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, it looked as if this literary war had entered...