Word: mooted
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Censorship of all kinds, from the banning of cinema osculation in Philadelphia to the suppression of books because of their titles in Boston, is a moot question, and certainly the question from the standpoint of industrial problems, promises to be of interest, however Mr. Smith chooses to treat...
...cattle. They, like humans, may suffer variously from tuberculosis of the lungs (phthisis, pulmonary tuberculosis), of the intestinal tract, lymphatic glands, serous membranes, bones, skin, brain, Fallopian tubes, uterus, spleen. But whether, except in the case of milk-yielding cows, they can transmit tuberculosis to humans is still a moot point in medicine...
...involves the issue whether or not the Senate has the right to force him to open his deposit books, etc., for the inspection of its inquisitorial agents. Since, at Manhattan it is allegedly stated these papers have been burned, the Supreme Court may declare Brother Mai's case "moot," hence beyond its jurisdiction...
...previous. The vivifying strength of spring trade has not yet made itself felt appreciably. Motor car and steel makers are under quantity production, although the former have retarded a bit. The Pennsylvania Railroad last week placed a $14,000,000 locomotive order. On the whole, though, dealers in moot lines sense diminished future retail buyings and are keeping stocks low. In the automotive field, makers are not forcing cars on dealers...
...further endowment of existing professorships and new fellowships. The budget calls for the extension and completion of Langdell Hall, the work to cost $1,250,000, and the construction of an administration building on the site of Gannett House, and a building to contain an auditorium and rooms for moot arguments, perhaps north of the extension of Langdell Hall...