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Word: reaching (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...depression, crime, labor troubles, and race prejudice have their roots in mental processes. But they have been loath to apply their convictions to the correction of social error. Rather they have chosen to measure intelligence, the speed with which rats learn how to thread a maze in order to reach food and the like...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Scientific Scrapbook | 10/30/1939 | See Source »

There Capt. von Miicke landed with his men and after hair-raising encounters with the Arabs managed to reach the Turkish frontier and safety...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Oct. 30, 1939 | 10/30/1939 | See Source »

...glad he's out of reach...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WAR & PEACE: Hounds in Cry | 10/30/1939 | See Source »

Another Sophomore who has shown up well so far is goalie Jack Penson, who shut out Tech last Saturday afternoon. His six feet and some odd inches give him an advantage in reach over George Hanford, his alternate, and although he still makes occasional slips, with a little more experience he will be as dependable as Harold Williams, goal-guard of last year's championship eleven...

Author: By John C. Robbins, | Title: Lining Them Up | 10/27/1939 | See Source »

Outlining the procedure followed in the department, Professor Holcombe pointed out that discussions of who should be advanced had started as far back as February. "Without that it would have been unreasonable to expect the department to reach a conclusion in the two week period between the acceptance of the Committee of Eight Report, May 22, and the announcement of the conclusions on June 3," he stated...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Holcombe Says Government Department Handled Appointment Terminations in Democratic Manner | 10/20/1939 | See Source »

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