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Word: poorly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Although the Crimson began well, the rivalry assumed a Blue tinge the next year, as Yale pulled out a highly disputed victory over the varsity at New Haven. Grumbling about unfair officiating and poor treatment of visitors echoed for weeks; the dissatisfaction even reached Princeton, where the Princetonian remarked, "Yale has been fortunate again--in its umpire...

Author: By Michael S. Lottman, | Title: 84 Seasons of Football's Greatest Rivalry | 11/20/1959 | See Source »

...would be required to provide 55% Canadian programing, stay off the air until noon, reserve two hours of prime evening time for programs of which the governors approve. Private broadcasters see this code as deadly to profits, arguing that 55% Canadian programs would necessarily be of such poor quality that viewers would be driven en masse to tuning in neighboring U.S. stations instead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CANADA: The Bad Example | 11/16/1959 | See Source »

Soviet chemistry did not win much admiration from visiting U.S. chemists. Dr. Leon Dorfman, chemist at Argonne National Laboratory, saw no outstanding programs in chemistry, and a lot that were pretty poor. Dr. Dorfman suspects that for some reason the Russians have not routed their best men into chemistry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Scouting the Russians | 11/16/1959 | See Source »

...Hampshire with his family, and, after graduating from high school, went to Manhattan's Seventh Avenue to work in a relative's textile business. He picked up savvy about fashions, learned many a lesson in feminine psychology. Revson noticed that women's nail polish was poor, unimaginative, and marketed as if it were kitchen paint. He decided to cash in on this failing by setting up his own business when he was only 25, got Chemist Friend Charles Lachman (represented by the L in Revlon) to turn out new attractive enamels in a wide range of colors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: The Unflabbergasted Genius | 11/16/1959 | See Source »

...Poor No More, Ruark...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Listings: CINEMA | 11/16/1959 | See Source »

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