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Word: reasoned (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Senator Barkley insisted that not war talk but work undone was the best reason for not adjourning. Before war comes to Europe, not after, Congress should clear its calendar, said he-a calendar that is indeed well clogged...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Work Undone | 5/15/1939 | See Source »

Britain has too many pots on the European fire just now to stir up an Irish stew. Moreover, the British public's appetite for the age-old Irish question has vanished. Of late Britain has been of a mind to let the Irish have anything within reason...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EIRE: Dev Appeased | 5/15/1939 | See Source »

Surgery. Americans, says Dr. Bernheim, are "hellbent for surgery" because it is dramatic and thorough. Although there are hundreds of outstanding surgeons who never rush into an operation, "too much surgery is done." Reason: Surgery "is easy money-it comes quick and there's lots of it." While family physicians, who suggest operations, are paid very small fees, "the surgeon is the big shot-and big shots cop the coin." Too often the only money a physician gets from an operation is an unethical "cut" the surgeon hands him for bringing in a patient (fee-splitting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Terrible Old Reactionary | 5/15/1939 | See Source »

...greater contribution to music at Harvard they could do so by giving a few free, informal performances here during the year. The Yard Concerts are the nearest approach we have to a close relationship between extra-curricular music and the College as a whole, and there is no apparent reason why their principle could not be applied more freely...

Author: By S. C. Holvick, | Title: The Music Box | 5/9/1939 | See Source »

Seeing the cost to Cambridge to the proposed project would be exceedingly small--$500,000--in comparison to the advantages that would be gained, there is no possible reason why any intelligent Cantabridgian should not sign the city-wide petition. The project will bring not only jobs which will pay union wages to Cambridge laborers but business to Cambridge merchants as well. It will mean that slum areas which are now rapidly depreciating in value will be rehabilitated. Furthermore, the cost to the city of police, fire protection, health service, and delinquency control will be greatly reduced by the abolition...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: AS YE SOW | 5/8/1939 | See Source »

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