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Word: objectionable (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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But another objection came to the President from Speaker Sam Rayburn. If some 60 Congressmen went off to the Pacific as observers, the Administration's legislative program might be blown to bits.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Decision at the Crossroads | 4/1/1946 | See Source »

"There is no objection to Rooney's wearing his Bronze Star, but I do claim that every fraternizing fraulein in Germany and every geisha girl in Japan should get the same award. After all, they entertained the troops, too."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AWARDS: Well Earned | 3/4/1946 | See Source »

An objection to the way in which he thought the compulsory courses would be taught was raised by Sterling Dow '25, associate professor of History, who voted against the General Education Plan. His objection was based on the belief that the courses would be too general, and would not put...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: STUDENT POSITION MARKED BY WRIGHT | 11/23/1945 | See Source »

The puckish Washington Post has never liked the way the Navy writes English. Latest Post objection to Navy language: "the vice of agglutination" ("a practice which consists of taking anywhere from three to a half-dozen good, sound English words and combining them into a single misshapen word").

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Oinc, Moinc, Soinc | 9/10/1945 | See Source »

In the past, many U.S. teachers have resisted "visual education." One difficulty is making a film which will be equally intelligible to a first-grade city kid in Manhattan and a farm boy in Opportunity, Wash. A more redoubtable objection comes from teachers who believe that films are just another...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Classroom Cinema | 9/10/1945 | See Source »

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