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Word: particularities (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...fuming committee. It was a little difficult to appear dignified and interested and at the same time keep their morning coats and striped trousers out of the inch-thick dust while the Prince and Wieland continued their ardent and interminable conversation. His Royal Highness even demanded to see a particular specimen that had been filed in the jam-packed basement. Eventually President Angell persuaded the Prince to return to the chore of meeting 200 or so of New Haven's finest, but not until George Reber Wieland had had his day and I don't believe that more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Sep. 6, 1937 | 9/6/1937 | See Source »

...John L. Lewis, who in years past fought similar fights in his United Mine Workers and now has U. A. W. as his particular problem child, this meant a trip to Milwaukee. Leader Lewis was preceded by Ora Gassaway, long his able lieutenant in the United Mine Workers, and John Brophy, executive director of the C. I. O. Miner Gassaway, explaining that "Mr. Lewis thought I might be of some assistance," delivered a sober warning: "Take my advice. You have got to cut out these political and factional fights...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Problem Child | 9/6/1937 | See Source »

Starting at the North a detailed trip over the map will point out spots of particular interest to the Freshman...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Geography Not Difficult | 9/1/1937 | See Source »

...customer Portugal should not be allowed to place an order that would interfere with her deliveries. Since Britain has the least interest of the three in Leftist Spain, and since Portugal is her oldest international friend (of some 600 years standing), this possibility lacked considerable plausibility, except in one particular. When Dictator Salazar withdrew his minister from Prague he entrusted Portuguese interests in Spain not to the British but to the Italian legation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INTERNATIONAL: Newest Crisis | 8/30/1937 | See Source »

...them to put up cash instead of allowing them to buy in and sell out on the same day without putting up any money at all; 2) placing all trading by commission houses for their own accounts on an outright cash basis; 3) partially limiting trading by specialists in particular stocks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Gay's Gloom | 8/30/1937 | See Source »

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