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Word: oversized (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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The pre-war setup preserved the clubs' right to choose their membership but a special committee allocated all the left-overs among them.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Social Problems Stir 3 Ivy Colleges | 11/3/1949 | See Source »

Barber uses the phoned reports to bridge the switch-overs from one "live" broadcast to another. By rotating in quick two-minute jumps, he can pick his spots so that a game comes on the air when a touchdown is imminent. It all adds up, says Barber, "to a panoramic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Twenty in One | 10/3/1949 | See Source »

And as a source book, it is a success. Its authors have retold the story of U.S. literature-from Cotton Mather's desire to "fill this Countrey with devout and useful Books" written by himself to a description of how Gone With the Wind was garbled in Japanese. Only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Many Minds | 12/13/1948 | See Source »

Menns are made up several weeks in advance for approval. Then orders are placed, and the required food is purchased on the basis of weekly bids made by several suppliers. Experience has given the staff such an accurate picture of the proper quantities to prepare, that there are seldom any...

Author: By E. P. H., | Title: Central Kitchen: all that meat and potatoes too | 10/5/1948 | See Source »

Despite this mediocre display to date, the Eagles will not be push-overs in any sense.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Battles Eagle Sextet in Arena Tonight; Hauptfuhrer Injured in 64-54 Loss to Quakers | 2/25/1948 | See Source »

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