Word: neglecting
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...These files are remarkable. They can tell how old John Augustus Smith '41 would have been at the outbreak of the World War if he had lived; that he received an E in German A; and that on Thursday, February 16, 1838 he was placed on probation. They only neglect to state whether or not he was a human being...
Unhappy Wives dislike being watched. They find their advice is seldom asked. They prefer easy jobs to hard jobs, get to work late, neglect details, are careless with their belongings. They incline to daydream, have "useless thoughts," feel inferior, have dizzy spells, regard themselves as nervous. They dislike to lend money or give help in an accident. They tend to be tactless, unsympathetic, petulant, critical. They resemble happy wives in liking social welfare work, picnics, excursions and parties and in expecting solicitude when they are ill; but they prefer not to ask advice and to face their troubles alone. They...
...gather that sufferers from this ailment neglect to buy Winners simply because they are used to asking for a particular brand, and therefore miss all the pleasures that Winners have to offer...
...party which preserved the spark of the Russian Revolution after the unsuccessful revolt of 1905. When first seen, Maxim (Boris Chirkov) is stumping off to work cheerfully enough with his two companions, Andrei and Dyoma. Andrei is killed in a factory accident caused by an overseer's neglect. In the riots that follow, Dyoma kills a policeman. He and Maxim are carted off to jail where Dyoma is shot. By the time Maxim is freed, he is ready to help Revolutionist Polivanov (M. Tarkhanov) and his girl lieutenant Natasha solidify their chapter of the underground revolutionary society. When Polivanov...
...suppose that an individual's friends would make numerous long-distance calls and then neglect to pay for them is a cynical attitude indeed. It is not much different from supposing that his friends would make a practice of cheating him at cards...