Word: obvious
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Whether it was completely digested or not, it was obvious to sideline quarterbacks that it was the spice of Harlow coaching that enabled the Crimson to slip by its heavier, more experienced opponents. Even the superb line play of Eddie Davis, Ned Dewey, Chuck Glynn, and Jack Fisher would not have won the ball game without that last-minute trick of inserting southpaw, Tom Gannon, to fake a left end run and fling a pass just over the goal...
Despite a record of sincere endeavor, it is obvious there are grave weaknesses in this system of rule by fiat. A workable solution must be created to take the place of this phantom-like government. It is part of the job of the men selected by the House meetings this week to draw up a constitution that will embody enough popular control to bring the Student Council out of the 19th century. And the first essential of this control lies in ratification of the constitution by the entire student body, lest future Student Councils find themselves in the unenviable position...
Just why Mexican drivers use their Klaxons continually has caused much speculation. One obvious reason: the lack of traffic lights and direction at busy intersections. But horns are honked at lighted corners too, and many times horns are honked continually out of exuberance. Said one philosophical Mexican: "It is a form of national egomania. For so long we were without such wonderful material possessions. Now if a man has an automobile or at least can sit behind the wheel of one, he wants to advertise it to the world, just as some of us who have electric refrigerators place them...
...present advantages of a small-country General were obvious. In an age of bloc diplomacy, he would be more able to work with all nations. He would be accepted more readily in former Axis countries. He might work better with Russia, should the Kremlin ever admit Roman Catholic missionaries. Despite the Russian hostility to Rome, Jesuits are training and planning for the day when they can preach behind the iron curtain...
...obvious moral is that in a world swept by hurricanes, national and international, slamming the door is not always possible-though nothing much has happened to Miss Leckton by the end of the book to indicate it. Poet Christopher La Farge spends 100,000 words pointing his moral. He might have made it needle-sharp...