Word: opinionative
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...breaking down this separation of the two professions, the dental schools have led the way, in the Dean's opinion...
...loss... The holder of such a fellowship would, of course, be invited to Cambridge only if he had a clear idea of the line of study he wished to pursue... The plan is frankly experimental... We are, however, embarking on this enterprise with high hopes, confirmed by the favorable opinion of many journalists, editors and publishers who have been consulted... --Report of the President of Harvard University to the Board of Overseers...
...Everyone connected with Pan American Airways is grieved beyond expression. . . . The death of Captain Musick and his crew is an irreparable blow to our company and will be a distinct loss to American aviation. Captain Musick contributed much to American prestige in the air." In President Trippe's opinion, "The Samoan Clipper was destroyed by fire of unknown origin . . . incidental to the discharge of fuel." What caused the fire? A few theorists jumped to the "static spark" conclusion advanced as a cause of the Hindenburg's explosion last year at Lakehurst. But most experts accepted a simpler explanation...
...additions to photosynthetic theory. Copyreaders in the U. S. slapped lyrical headlines like NATURE'S HARNESSING OF SUN IS DUPLICATED BY SCIENTIST on dispatches from Calcutta, but as chemists sifted the reports last week such statements seemed overenthusiastic. Specialists were more impressed by Dr. Baly's opinion that natural photosynthesis is carried out in two steps-the first in blue light of short wave length, the second in red light of long wave length...
...admittedly objectionable character of these features is, in our opinion, attributable to the lack of a proper conception of the high standards required for a broadcast program intended for reception in the homes, schools, automobiles, religious, social and economic institutions, as well as clubs, hotels, trains and other places, reaching in the aggregate a much larger number of people daily than any other means of communication and carrying its message to men, women and children of all ages...