Word: obviousness
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...attitude of the American Medical Association toward the unwarranted and harmful publicity of the Seydel pronouncement was predicated on two simple and, what seem to me, obvious facts: First, and by far the more important, is the cruelty of leading sufferers from any disease to believe that a remedy-which has not been adequately tested by the only group competent to pass on the question of its efficacy -has been found. The tragedy that follows the announcements of various alleged cures is little known except to the medical profession; sufferers in stages in which they could be helped by medical...
...portray himself as the St. George of civil service reform. One would like not to dispute the good intentions of the Kansas executive, for a government staff capable of rendering efficient service in modern conditions is one of the crying needs of the country. But aside from the obvious fact that cabinet positions hardly rest in a class with the rank and file of bureaucratic offices, the practice of having two parties represented at the council board is nothing new: for years Secretary Ickes partook of Republican communion. As for Mr. Hamilton, it is easy to deny him the Post...
...Most obvious of the implications of having "a major subject" will be increased specialization. The new plan has, of course, certain limitations. A student's liberty of choice is curtailed. Then, too, a college which demands the selection of a "major" or "field of concentration" runs the constant danger of becoming vocational and narrow in its highly departmentalized intellectual outlook...
This simple fact is, of course, obvious...
...handsome man of 39, an agricultural expert who got into politics because he happened to be a friend of ex-Governor Robert Bass, never ran for office until he was elected Governor two years ago. A good speaker, he traveled and talked often during the primary campaign. Only obvious flaw in his political make-up was that he dressed exceedingly well, wore a different suit each day with harmonizing shirts, socks and neckties, setting off his handsome blue eyes. Oldster Moses referred to him acidly as "Little Boy Blue." Governor Bridges retorted that if Mr. Moses liked he would blow...