Search Details

Word: proportionate (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

It was nice of you to give all that publicity to our Exposition, but we who happen to live in downtown hotels will certainly have reason to bless you when tourists roam our neighborhood all night looking for trouble ! As a matter of fact, the neighborhood you have libeled is...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Mar. 13, 1939 | 3/13/1939 | See Source »

When questioned about university dramatics, Welles said, "It seems that a good proportion of the members of both the American and English stage have served their apprenticeship in college and school dramatics. As a matter of fact, college dramatics seem to be almost a stepping-stone to success in the...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Orson Welles Says "Five Kings" Is Return to True Shakespearian Form | 2/23/1939 | See Source »

First among last week's omens of better times was the news that steel operations reached a 1939 high of 53.4% of capacity and that U. S. Steel's January shipments were the largest in 15 months, with heavy steels rising in proportion to light.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STATE OF BUSINESS: Steam Up | 2/20/1939 | See Source »

Frederick Ecker saw nothing but good in this vastness. Slight, white-haired and precise at 71, he appeared in a natty pin-stripe suit, only a slight trembling in his hands showing his nervousness. When he went to work as a Metropolitan office-boy at $4 a week in 1883...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE GOVERNMENT: Swing Session | 2/20/1939 | See Source »

*The U. S. has about one priest per 700 Catholics, which is considered a good working proportion.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Amateur Diplomats | 2/13/1939 | See Source »

Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Next