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Word: instrument (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...sake of the plot, we will not question the possibility of the picture's main device, an instrument panel that can be read by a blind man. But there is no excusing Myrna Loy's crash scene in which she turns into the ship flying next to her by applying full aileron...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Crimson Playgoer | 2/5/1935 | See Source »

...soldier's asking for that which should be gladly given by a grateful country. . . . You now have a free press only so because the ex-soldier stood between you and all the crackpotisms that would tell you when and what to write. Now you are just the instrument of the selfish, vested interests who tell you just as effectively...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Feb. 4, 1935 | 2/4/1935 | See Source »

...loyal subjects overwhelmingly convinced that violence has no place in politics. Last week svelte, high-waisted Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley, rich Fascist, decided to reform his Black Shirt movement into two sections. Members of the first or so-called "elite section" must be firm believers in violence as an instrument of party policy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Fine Flame | 2/4/1935 | See Source »

...instrument is designed to be of value to sportsmen who would like to know, before starting a hunt, how nearly ideal the day is for their hounds to follow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Foxy Forecast | 2/4/1935 | See Source »

...cent more horse-power, and an improved chassis frame. The bodies have been made more spacious, and all closed models have flat floors in the rear compartment, eliminating the ridge which formerly existed. Redesigned dials, behind concave glass that eliminates reflection and promotes visibility, are mounted in an improved instrument board with walnut-grained panels. The new engine is of the same displacement as the 1934 Master models, but incorporates new improvements. The brakes have been made more powerful to match the gain in engine power...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Survey of 1935 Automobiles | 1/21/1935 | See Source »

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