Search Details

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


Usage:

The atmosphere was informal. In the corridors of Jefferson County's big stone courthouse, the gossip and laughter were loud. There were strike-idled coal miners and old men who shave only once every three days and carry canes. Klansmen posed for pictures smiling broadly, friend-ly-like. Inside...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ALABAMA: It Sure Was Pretty | 11/7/1949 | See Source »

American popular music, from groaner's moan to Dixieland jazz, is a highly exportable commodity. So the State Department has learned from its new international disc jockey, Martin Block, whose weekly half-hour of music and informal chatter has become the Voice of America's most popular program...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Pfui! | 11/7/1949 | See Source »

When the Taft-Hartley Act banned the closed shop from union contracts, the International Typographical Union figured out a simple dodge. The printers refused to renew their contracts, but insisted that publishers agree instead to informal "conditions of employment" which actually kept the closed shop in operation. Many newspapers agreed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Trick Play | 11/7/1949 | See Source »

Students last year said they wanted an investigation by a competent authority. Acknowledging that practical recommendations require expert technical advice, they proposed a survey by a paid investigation agency. The Administration felt that this would be too expensive and instead finally requested Mr. Andrew Seiler, a food expert on the...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Action on Food | 11/7/1949 | See Source »

Informal is hardly the word for it. Precepts often held on the campus lawn, or in the tap room of Nassau Travern. About half of them are successful, depending mainly on the ability of the preceptor and how well the group keeps up with assignments.

Author: By John J. Sack, | Title: Princeton: Hard Work and Rah-Rah | 11/5/1949 | See Source »

Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Next