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Word: poorer (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...should send commissioners to all of China's governments as soon as possible to open negotiations for new treaties, making them on the best terms we can, for the longer we wait the poorer the terms are likely...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Bingham's Report | 7/11/1927 | See Source »

...Later reports from this work (social service), indicate a falling off of interest as the school work increased. It should be noted that the medical curriculum differs from others in the University in providing during the later years much attention to the medical care of the sick among the poorer classes." Again in 1918 the Secretary states, "The plan followed the last two years of giving men interested in social service opportunity to work in groups has not been adhered to this year. In spite of good work on the part of all, it was found that as the pressure...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SOCIAL SERVICE HAS NO PLACE | 4/28/1927 | See Source »

...obvious conclusion arrives. Poorer, wiser and more awake to the dignity of washing dishes, Mary returns to Cinder Town. Once more the kinetic nobility of Furze charges her heart with true love. He takes her to be his housekeeper. If she succeeds at her tasks, he will marry her. She succeeds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Figures of Turf | 4/11/1927 | See Source »

...class of 1929 was found to have made a slightly poorer record than the previous Freshman class, having 1.6 percent fewer men on the Dean's List, 1.8 percent more men with unsatisfactory records, and approximately the same number whose connection...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: GREENOUGH SEES COLLEGE ADVANCE | 3/18/1927 | See Source »

...individual Freshman as was then made would not be altogether the best thing for them when they passed to the Sophomore year and began to do upper-class work; and accordingly the pressure and supervision from the office were slightly relaxed and this may explain the slightly poorer record made by the Class...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: GREENOUGH SEES COLLEGE ADVANCE | 3/18/1927 | See Source »

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