Word: longer
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...order they would be inexcusable. The fact that New Yorkers are rightfully grateful to their commissioner merely indicates that New York, like most large American cities, is not yet fully civilized. As soon as the rule of law has been established, as soon as brute force need no longer be met with force, Mr. Valentine's methods will be no longer justified. Until then, more, honor and more power...
...first game, our heroes edged out an Exeter eleven that had beaten the Yale Freshmen and in the process used two complete teams with no individual substituting. This expedient, designed to season more men for Harlow's mill, has since been abandoned, and the unit system no longer prevails. In addition four men have climbed up to the A team from the depths, and at present writing seem to have early fairly secure berths there...
...longer the Pacifist or Socialist he once was, Mr. MacDonald is honestly Conservative in mind today. When he told Seaham last week that the Government must win in order to pursue their welfare work and social services, there were jeers, shouts of "The Government wants to be returned so as to build battleships...
...years ago a stock had spurted $11 per share in six days, Wall Street would have glibly explained: "Pool." When Chrysler Corp. jumped from $72 per share to $83 on the New York Stock Exchange last week that stock explanation would no longer do. Pools are now banned by law. Nevertheless, it took less than half an eye to see that Chrysler's spectacular performance was not due solely to bright motor prospects. Rumors took wing that SEC's eagle-eyed trading inspectors had seen all they needed...
...festivities are suddenly exchanged for facts, conviviality for colloquy. And because the recess is so short, the Yuletide days of a Harvard man are the acme of strenuous relaxation and busy indolence. The student comes back from his vacation completely worn out. It is at least possible that a longer recess would not be so exhaustingly packed...