Word: proofing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...cinemagnates earnestly repeated that "nothing subversive or un-American has appeared on the screen" (there was no proof that any ever had). In the pursuit of their new policy, they acknowledged that "there is the danger of hurting innocent people ... the risk of creating an atmosphere of fear...
...distribution rules are intended to provide the basic framework that will guide a man towards a well-rounded education. The regulations will set the pattern of studies, but each individual must plan both the type and sequence of courses that comprise his education. This system places the burden of proof with the student. It requires that he choose his courses wisely and be carefully tutored in the ultimate objectives of concentration and distribution. The undergraduate who is carefully advised and sets up a precise balance between general and specialized courses can often realize the full value of the current program...
Wealthy Bostonians have invariably been kind to painters who were kind to them. In colonial days, each year brought a new crop of self-made gentry who wanted pictures of themselves in lace and ruffles to send home to England or to hang in their own parlors as proof of success. They cared more for the lace than for the likeness. Portraiture, wrote James Thomas Flexner in a history of colonial painting (First Flowers of Our Wilderness, Houghton Mifflin; $10) out last week, became "a profession before any other American...
...gave as good or better than it got. Import rates now imposed by the U.S. were nailed to present levels on 20% of the nation's dutiable imports; they were cut from 25% to 50% on the rest. Some reduced duties: ¶ Whiskey, from $2.50 to $1.50 per proof gallon...
Submarines will largely replace the capital ship, now rendered obsolete according to Morison by the invention of guided missiles which can chop them to pieces before they are within striking distance of the target. Bikini tests were also cited by Morison as proof of the effectiveness of atomic attacks on surface vessels...