Search Details

Word: half (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

While only a third of the respondants found college "an intellectual stimulus," almost a half said college had developed them "socially...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 99% of Women Graduates Favor College Education | 12/2/1949 | See Source »

...Bouncing putty," developed while Rochow was at General Electric, is an off-spring of silicone experiments. It is now used in golf ball centers and in table leg casters that find their own level in half an hour...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Christmas Gift Suggestions | 12/2/1949 | See Source »

Warren Press, publishers of the book, reported last night that the albums are now being mailed out to subscribers. More than half have already come from the bindery and the rest will be shipped out as soon as they arrive...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Subscribers Get 1946 Album; 1949 Book Sets April 1 Date | 12/2/1949 | See Source »

...executive before his time can occasionally lead to trouble. "We often find a good bright boy, say from Middle-bury, more satisfactory," a company personnel man once reported. "These Harvard men walk in here and expect a desk twice as long as mine and with half a dozen push buttons...

Author: By Douglas M. Fouquet, | Title: Business School, Grown Through 41 Years, Feeds the Country with Leading Executives | 12/1/1949 | See Source »

...other line is similarly high in potential, and that's why Coach Chase can't pick out his starters. On this line are Lew Preston, who averaged a goal a game in the half-season he played on the first line last year; Bill Garrity, also of last year's line; and Joe Kittredge, a scrappy junior up from the third line...

Author: By Douglas M. Fouquet, | Title: Skaters, Girding for Opener, Boast an Experienced Team | 11/30/1949 | See Source »

Previous | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | Next