Word: longer
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...action was uncalled for and unnecessary and deserves the censure of the world. She could have achieved the same result by taking a little longer and using an economic boycott, since Finnish trade is practically closed except through Russia...
When asked why he thought the Soviets used forceful methods rather than peaceful ones, the youthful professor said: "Russia is obviously in a hurry about something. She did not want to wait any longer than she possibly could, and in bombing Finland she undoubtedly lost the respect and support of a good many of the working class in the United States and elsewhere...
...been playing for enough years when he started as a leader to know what he was up against. The plain facts are that he didn't have any guts. Goodman didn't change his style to get to the top--he stuck to his guns and starved far longer than Shaw to get to the top. Count Basie played at $18 a week for six years before getting anywhere. Even sweet bands like Sammy Kaye were broke, but didn't bellyache. The show business demands an eye for an eye, and Shaw, after having fired the musicians that stuck...
...more than can be said for the compulsory advanced course. The fact that History concentrators are spared suggests that the course was decided upon, not as a final settlement of the problem but just as some kind of a substitute for an exam which the student was no longer forced to take...
Sober, methodical and coolheaded, Violist Primrose is no sissy. His evenings are spent, not at musical tea parties, but at Manhattan's Madison Square Garden. Once a good boxer himself, still an avid connoisseur of right hooks and straight lefts, he no longer dares to get into the ring for fear of hurting his hands. Today, Primrose is generally considered the world's finest viola player. No longer does he have to play one-night stands, traipsing through snowdrifts to theatres and hotels in out-of-the-way Canadian and Midwestern towns. He reaches a bigger audience...