Word: particularities
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...American university exist for no one single purpose, but for many purposes. The problem, as I see it, is to keep the balance between the various necessary objectives and not let our power of vision be destroyed by focusing too long and too intently on any one particular bull...
...watching the Garbo and Taylor enjoy each other to the full, with now a roving eye, now an unconnubial sigh, now a kiss and a sniff at the inevitable camelias she caried at her breast, our brain snapped. The meaning of camelias, and flowers in general, and girls in particular, dawned. Three Cambridge florists have looked agog as we popped into their shops, smelled their specimens, and popped out again high in humor, proving our theory...
...United Automobile Workers. . . state that they fear that ... we might deliberately proceed to bargain with other groups for the purpose of undermining the position of this particular union. . . . We cannot enter into any agreement with anyone which can have the effect of denying to any group of our employes the rights of collective bargaining. . . . We undertake not to seek or to inspire such activities on the part of other groups for the purpose of weakening this particular union. . . . We hereby agree with you that within a period of six months from the resumption of work we will not bargain with...
...Defendants do not believe the Judge should have manifested in his charge the detestation of this particular type of crime. He should have denounced piracy in the South Seas but not election thievery in Missouri. He should have exhibited indifference. He should have been lukewarm in his charge. He should have softpedaled the matter. He should have said: " 'Gentlemen of the grand jury: everybody's doing it; let it pass.' " So said Federal Judge Merrill E. Otis last week in Kansas City. He also overruled demurrers to a set of indictments and prepared...
...best that can be expected. Actually, the show is just about stolen by Alice Faye. Her appearance is improving, her voice is richening, she has definitely learned to act, and her second fiddling to Miss Carrol is very much to be heard. Her delineation of the Bowery belle is particularly gratifying. The Ritz brothers also put in their appearance now and then. Stating the general appearance of the audience rather than the particular one of the reviewer, they are pretty funny. But it must be insisted that they seek anything for a laugh; their foolery thus lacks consistency and cumulative...