Word: harmful
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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However, there may be a slight harm in this procedure. I am thinking of the earnest student who copies the lectures word for word and before finals underscores the statements in red ink, that they may suppose this is scholasticism and hand in to their professors similar regurgitations. Anyone with any imagination can see where this would end. Even the professors would in time take exception to it. Cambridge, February 17. (Name withheld by request...
...about him. As far as some bluenoscs giving your rag the quit, you know this is a lot of bologny. This reason, well, where would they get the news as TIME gives it to them. ''Try and get it.'' A little dynamic expression will not harm the best of us. In fact, there is a lot of us that need a stick of dynamite set off under us these days...
...upon the Boston Elevated because of their responsibility for the welfare of their passengers. Men who start these disturbances subject all passengers who may be on the train at the time to inconvenience as well as chance of serious injury. These passengers may sue the Boston Elevated for any harm that comes to them while on the train regardless of its nature. The Elevated must, therefore, protect its right as well as the rights of its passengers...
Whether or not a bigger & better war would, in the sum total, aid or harm U. S. business, it would be certain to bring about many an unexpected trade stimulus, many a sudden stoppage. Much of what would be destroyed would be rebuilt. Thus last week officers of the demolished Commercial Press, Shanghai, one of the largest and most remarkable shops in the world, employing 14,000 men, were planning to buy new equipment in the U. S., a fat order for hungry manufacturers. But only a mighty war would be likely to benefit the "war babies" of 1915: steels...
...been frequently argued that these men do more harm than good, that they create false impressions, misuse the facts of history, draw largely upon fluent imaginations. In part these accusations are doubtless true, but much can be said in opposition. Strachey has brought to life many men and women that hitherto have passed unnoticed save by academicians. He has given many people an idea of a time other than their own. He has made of Elizabeth more than a Queen who smiled vaguely down upon the youth Shakespeare. And he has given many happy, instructive hours...