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Word: light (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...light of a new ruling by the Dean's office that Robert Dudley is officially in the Class of 1948, the '48 Nominating Committee last night reinstated him on the official ballot for the class elections...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dudley on '48 Ballot | 12/11/1947 | See Source »

...also involved in original studies are Walter A. Bosenblith and Robert Galambos, M.D., both Research Fellows in the Psycho-Acoustical Laboratory. Rosenblith, a physicist, is doing electrical measurements of sound, while Galambos is interested in correlating known psychological facts of hearing with such physiological data as may come to light in the ear experiments. The problem is, in fact, "how do we hear?," Galambos says...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ear Undergoes Third Degree In Memorial Hall Basement | 12/10/1947 | See Source »

...division of opinion prevailed among the judges at Williams Lake, New York, last August, as Norris led the field of the best long distance performers on the continent in 1500 meters. A light wind made the water choppy, but the powerful armstroke developed in the Indoor Athletic Building tank over three years of grueling practice paid...

Author: By Richard W. Wallach, | Title: Egg In Your Beer | 12/9/1947 | See Source »

...fact that the Terriers matched Harvard's 57 to 46 triumph over M.I.T., with a 51 to 40 victory of their own over the Engineers indicates that the contest should be a light one down to the final horn...

Author: By William S.falrfield, | Title: Quintet Seeks 3rd Win In Garden Tilt Tonight | 12/9/1947 | See Source »

Flowers & Cows. At 55, Rebecca West is greying and has put on weight which makes her look stocky rather than stout. Vestiges of her girlhood beauty now light a face that is impressive with mature intelligence. But, since she has little interest in dress, she often looks as if somebody had thrown her clothes on her as she rushed for the train...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Circles of Perdition | 12/8/1947 | See Source »

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