Word: lacking
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...momentous as the author of the alleged portrait supposes, enjoys a popularity in other countries, notably England, which is shared by very few other recent works of American historians. Altogether, it may be fairly said that, in his writings, as on the lecture platform, Professor Abbott's lack of brilliance is overbalanced by a worldly wisdom and common sense which keep him close to the realities of things present and past...
Until last week German employment bureaus operated by the State made no distinction, in theory at least, between Nazis and non-Nazis who applied for jobs, aided all applicants on the basis of first come first served. Abruptly Chancellor Hitler ordered this "lack of discrimination" to cease, ruled that no job may be given to a non-Nazi until work has been found for all Nazi applicants at a given employment bureau. Thus hundreds of thousands of German unemployed were suddenly barred last week from their best if not their only chance of getting work. For them...
...would have to break out of the cabin. I suppose doctors would call it aquaphobia. I'm a bundle of nerves. I guess I'm getting too old for these stunts." [He is 36.] Ill when he took off from Lympne, Eng land, Sir Charles suffered from lack of sleep. Typical excerpts from his log : 'Feel pretty sick. Had worst scare when forced to descend to 200 feet be cause I thought I was fainting. . . . Pos-sibly [tailwinds] are blowing higher up but am afraid to go up lest, feeling suddenly faint, I might be unable...
...composed of small men, certain modifications had been made which were adapted to the shorter arm movememt of the swimmers. In the first place, the Japanese were completely relaxed in the water. There was no tension of any part; every muscle was loose and ready for work. To this lack of tension has been attributed much of the success of the team. There were more important reasons, however, for any swimmer realizes the advantage of complete relaxation...
...most striking difference in the Japanese style was the complete isolation of the arm from the rest of the body. In the forward stroke, the shoulder, instead of following the arm, remained almost stationary. This caused the body to lie flat in the water, and the consequent lack of rolling was instrumental in accelerating their speed. The downward pull of the arm through the water was shortened, and the recovery made faster. This resulted in both arms being in the water at the same down; with two sources of power instead of one, speed increased immensely...