Word: obvious
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...shaped them into such characters as the thinly sketched play permitted; had not only learned their "lines" without slip or hesi- tation, with well distributed emphasis and shadings, but also gave their speeches conversational air. The whole representation moved in brisk, elastic pace, free from stumble or jolt, from obvious patching and smoothing
Finally, although the Phillips Brooks House endeavors not to keep on its list boarding house keepers that are not reputable, it is obvious that a few of the several hundred on the list may not be the sweet matrons they appear to be. There are boarding house keepers and boarding house-keepers...
...says Professor William, McDougall in the foreword of his book of lectures in which he shows that social stratification is an index of innate moral and intellectual qualifications. This seems to be a time for pointing out lessons; yet it may not be inappropriate to show one very obvious duty which confronts the college graduate today, and that is the duty to help check, if possible, the progress of the nation on "the road to destruction...
...absurdum. They all have their proper limits, because at some point they come into conflict with other principles not less true and not less limited. A doctor, for example, is sent for by a patient whose life may depend on how soon medical attendance arrives. The doctor's obvious duty is to go as quickly as possible. He goes in his auto at the utmost speed, and in doing so runs over and kills a child. Clearly we must revise the statement of the doctor's duty. He must go as quickly as is consistent with due care...
Aside from the more obvious advantages to be derived from the presence of British scholars in the United States, a distinct contribution would be made to our educational system. The influence of students who have had a very different kind of training would soon be reflected in our methods of instruction. If the service which is being performed by the Rhodes Scholarships may be taken as a criterion, there is every reason to encourage the establishment of similar scholarships in this country. At any rate, the experiment is worth trying. Yale News...