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Word: leveler (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...There were a few bugs in the rocket," said a high level source from the Office of Naval Research, "but I think we've ironed them out. It looks like we will be ready to blast...

Author: By The ASSOCIATED Press, | Title: Navy's Vanguard Rocket Ready To Fire First American 'Moon'; Defense, Aid Budgets Expanded | 12/4/1957 | See Source »

...rich; for the less well-to-do, it fell to the "stayned clothe" works on perishable fine linen turned out by the watercolorists. It was to this tradition, with its set format, sharply delineated forms and flat surfaces, that Bruegel himself turned, developing it in his oils to the level of great...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: FOR EVERYMAN | 12/2/1957 | See Source »

Declared the council: "Now more than ever, the economic well-being and security of the U.S. and other free nations require a high and rising level of international trade. As regards the United States, a large volume of international trade serves to ensure the availability, on the most favorable terms, of strategic materials and other products essential to its military security and to the expanding requirements of its economy. It also provides broader outlets for the products of American farms and factories, and thus enhances the prosperity of our country...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FOREIGN TRADE: Secret Weapon | 12/2/1957 | See Source »

They agreed, however, that the most pressing problem was to improve the level of science teaching and to recruit highly qualified students...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Purcell, Kistiakowsky Join White House Staff | 12/2/1957 | See Source »

...defined his problem, and it is perhaps easier to write about him with consistency. In the beginning, though, it seemed as if the writer, no less than the main character, didn't know where he was going and therefore had to spell things out. A selectivity more on the level of that displayed toward the end could have greatly helped the story achieve a "most proper tone" rather than simply a "proper tone." As it stands now, the contrast between the professor's richly erudite language and the normal or sub-normal speech of others often jars rather than enhances...

Author: By John H. Fincher, | Title: The Advocate | 12/2/1957 | See Source »

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