Word: inferiors
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...that England alone has 4,000 cinema theatres with a weekly audience of 20,000,000, while less than 5% of the films shown are British, the remainder being mainly American. An inquiry into the film trade was demanded, it being charged that many of the present productions were inferior, unpatriotic, psychologically unhealthy. The memorandum was signed by Lords Burnham, Carson, Dawson, Newton, Riddell; Robert Bridges, poet; Thomas Hardy, novelist; J. R. Clynes, Sir Sidney Lee, Gordon Selfridge, department store man; Mrs. Philip Snowden, wife of the former Chancellor of the Exchequer...
After describing the plans and the action of the battle, Captain Frothingham comes to the conclusion that the superior British Fleet failed to defeat the inferior German Fleet because of the limitation of the action to daylight fighting, the breakdown of inter-squadron communications, the "preconceived caution in closing a withdrawing enemy." Hence, Admiral Jellicoe, who has borne the brunt of the responsibility for the "British tragedy," is proved to be blackened with guilt but not nearly so black as he has been painted...
...especially the Negroes, the 92 Division, which, after more than a month in the trenches, cannot yet make a raid. It failed again on one today. Poor Negroes! They are hopelessly inferior...
...fighting in Morocco is taking place on a sweep of territory with effectives far inferior to those at our disposal during the Great War. Therefore, we are compelled to make use of modern armaments, keeping always in mind the difficulties of transportation...
...Gibbon's chief claim to fame is the fact that he lasted 15 dubiously honest rounds with Dempsey at Shelby (TIME, July 16, 1923). He has knocked out a great company of inferior fighters, his most glorious victories having been over William Miske, Kid Norfolk, Georges Carpentier. Now 36, his ring career is doubtless done...