Word: preference
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...never too early for them to think about the Houses. Since three years of their undergraduate careers are more than likely to be spent in the Houses, there is every reason for the men now in the Yard to begin to think about the Houses in which they would prefer to live. One of the best ways to get to know the Houses from the inside is to cat in their dinning halls, and for this purpose the University, beginning on Thursday will allow Freshmen to take one meal a week in any House, signing for it in the usual...
...woman's conduct in case she did not want to have a baby. Professor Burr immediately denied that his "vacuum tube microvoltmetre for the measurement of bioelectric phenomena" provided any such useful domestic data. Disappointed were many good citizens-not all of whom were Roman Catholics-who prefer to practice birth control by periodic abstinence rather than by mechanical or chemical means. Last week Dr. Burr cheered such folk by effectively contradicting his denial. Stated he in Science: "The use of the Burr-Lane-Nimms technique enables one to determine with certainty and accuracy the time of ovulation...
...with Kunst (Art). Under this head came 400 of Germany's prettiest stage and cinema actresses. At tea in the Museum of German Art, the Dictators kissed cinewomen's hands while they gushed, but Boxer Max Schmeling was also a guest and the German actresses seemed to prefer Schmeling...
...start of this week the market gave itself a breathing spell, the list climbed a few points back up the ladder. Meanwhile from a prime U.S. capitalist came a remark reminiscent of Andrew Mellon's famed quip early in 1929 that "gentlemen prefer bonds." Said Chairman Ernest Tener Weir of National Steel Corp.: "I think that the present situation can be made very serious unless people stock, look and listen...
Like all virtuosi, he is the recipient of a good deal of criticism, both deserved and undeserved, and there is no doubt that many of its interpretations are not entirely pleasing to our Anglo-Saxon ears. Some listeners would prefer more contemporary works--others would not venture beyond Debussey. But in the main, he manages to do an admirable job of pleasing everyone and there are few indeed who do not thoroughly enjoy any of the series of five concerts to which they may subscribe...