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Word: obvious (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Height tipped the initial victories into the Freshman's laps, but then came B.C. Yardling long shots went wild, and long, lumbering legs were not enough to smuggle the quintet under the tight opponent's defense. A sorry lack of rush in the freshman offense became obvious in this tearful Garden debut...

Author: By Rubrio J. Shortshot, | Title: Lining Them Up | 1/20/1948 | See Source »

...Named as a speculator last week was former Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau Jr. Last summer, when the price of corn was swiftly rising, he was on the short side (i.e., betting that the price would go down). Said Morgenthau: "It is obvious I had no inside information...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INVESTIGATIONS: Muckraker's Progress | 1/19/1948 | See Source »

...Where we expected almost everyone to vote to deconvert, only 20 to 30 supported this policy," he said. "It now is obvious that the students prefer to stay doubled up rather than reduce the number of men admitted at this time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Houses Make Room for 173 At Mid - Years | 1/16/1948 | See Source »

...obvious to any thinking man today that this evil trend, if allowed to continue, will inexorably foment Communism and all such foreign-born philosophies, particularly in colleges and labor unions...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Defends Beer | 1/13/1948 | See Source »

...tension that are to be expected of Director Alfred Hitchcock. But Robert Hichens' basic story is so intricate in plot and pattern-there are four interlocking triangles, and hints of two more-that only an inspired talent for drama and for characterization could have saved it from obvious artificiality. No such talent is in evidence; nor has Producer David O. Selznick improved matters in his screen play. The only characters who come sharply to life are the barrister's wife (Ann Todd) and her confidante (Joan Tetzel); some of the others are acted with solid skill (by Charles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: New Picture, Jan. 12, 1948 | 1/12/1948 | See Source »

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