Word: reaching
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Japanese, with their tiny torsos and their bandy legs, have arms 1,200 miles long. For that is the length of the reach that counts-the effective reach of their bombing planes...
Almost too late A.P.'s famed Larry Allen last week decided to learn to swim-"enough at least," said he, "so that I can paddle out of reach of propellers and suction when battleships go down under...
Richard Leacock '43, in charge of the campaign, said last night that he hoped all the Houses would eventually reach the mark of 150 donors set by Winthrop, the only one in which complete returns are known...
...employees of the University cannot be expected to make up all of the difference. Both have contributed more than ever before, and students can well afford to give up a couple of trips to the movies, of the price of a quart of Scotch, in order to help Harvard reach its quota. There are only two more days to go, and if the University fails to make up the $11,000 still lacking, most of the blame will lie upon the hands of the student body...
...plethora of prevalent styles and techniques and the growing rift between what is pleasant to listen to and what is skilfully written. Nevertheless, standards are a practical necessity if you want to get as much as possible out of any one type of music and tolerance can reach a point where it is hard to distinguish from indifference. The critic should feel free to pan what he personally dislikes and praise the rest, and the fact of his having the job should be a guarantee that he tries to understand and appreciate the solid values in every period, form...