Word: meres
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...People, particularly embusqués, are inclined to talk now of the bombing of London as a major operation of the War and shiver at the thought, whereas in fact only 670 were killed-a mere fleabite in these Belisha days. In 1928 more than double that number were killed [in traffic accidents] in the streets of London. Now the returns are astronomical, but because of the dangers of the streets I do not sleep under...
...patently absurd that, because of a mere administrative detail, the so-called University squash courts should be included in the regular H.A.A. ticket while the House courts require an additional fee. There is little to be gained by forcing members of the Houses to desert the squash facilities that have been provided for them-for the majority would do this rather than pay duplicate charges. Since, then, there would be no financial loss involved, the new participation ticket should be extended to include the House courts. The present $3 ticket should, of course, be retained for the benefit of those...
Searching for an epithet with which to lash Italian husbands and wives who indulge in birth control, Benito Mussolini in his family newsorgan. Il Popolo d'Italia coined the scathing descriptive phrase "mere gymnastic love...
...barren of persons warranting recognition that it should be necessary for the university to delve into politics to find someone worthy to receive the honor of being chosen Charter Day speaker. It seems to me entirely out of place that the first woman so recognized should be a mere politician...
...with Miss Ijams. No punch-puller, he wrote to the Daily Californian, student newspaper: "We are misrepresented by ill-advised zealots who lack balance wheels and by one or two alumni who are so unbelievably boorish as to insult publicly a guest of the university in mere pride of personal opinion...