Word: larger
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...ramblings of Jackson Pollock show up in some of his etchings done in 1953, which surrender more than usually to spontaneity in design. His oils continue to reflect the relaxation of right geometric form. There is a decreasing interest in orchestrating multiples of small details in favor of larger more comprehensive rhythms...
Together, California's Imperial and Coachella Valleys form one of the wonders of the New World. Stretching from the Mexican border to the outskirts of Los Angeles, the area is a lush, natural hothouse, larger than the state of Delaware and yielding as many as three crops a year ("You plant the seeds," a local saying goes, "and jump out of the way"). Within 50 years the valleys have been changed from sun-cracked desert (summer temperatures range from 100° F. to 120° F.) into one of the biggest irrigated regions on earth...
...larger theater of World War II, things happened faster. At 29, he was a lieutenant colonel and acting brigade commander in General Wingate's Chindits in Burma. He retired in 1948. India had taught him his trade; if at his new trade of novelist he is no Kipling-though not a bad substitute until another one comes along-this bit of autobiography proves that he would have made a fine Kipling hero...
...during the past decade the situation has changed completely. Applications have increased threefold and, even worse, a large percentage of candidates are qualified to do the work here--a much larger number than the College could ever accept with existing facilities. Just last month the Admissions Office revealed that more applicants were refused than accepted for the Class of 1959. It was the first time in Harvard's history this has happened...
...restoring it to Gainza Paz. After last week's ceremony, the publisher began going to his old office daily to reassemble his staff and tackle production problems. He planned to devote Page One to news instead of the traditional London Times-like classified ads, considered making body type larger and writing more concise. But before he could start publishing again, Gainza Paz awaited a three-month supply of newsprint. In view of an acute shortage and the snarl of red tape left by Peron, nobody knew how much longer that would take...