Word: rising
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...your obit of able Admiral Nicholson, under Milestones (TIME, Jan. 1) you say that he "was one of the two naval men in history to rise from the ranks to wear an admiral's four stars. (The other: John Paul Jones...
John Paul Jones was never an admiral in the United States Navy nor did he rise from the ranks...
According to the theory that Dean Phelps has maintained over the past few years, the slight market rise with the war this year should send the percentage of potential flunkies...
Ever since 1929, the grades turned in to the Dean's Office have shown a tendency to rise and fall exactly contrary to the general national prosperity. While the percentage of probational candidates reached the high water mark of 13.4% in 1930, ever since 1935 it has stayed nearly always...
...plans are flexible; his constant desire to accentuate the natural quality of the material at his disposal gives rise to an unstultified and graceful structure. In his plans for homes, Wright's continued emphasis on the horizontal and rather low-slung design for prairie dwellings is an example of his successful attempt to make architecture conform to the contours of the surrounding countryside. His expert handling of the floating cantilever principle in constructing the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo enabled that building to withstand the great earthquake of 1923. In short, the man has succeeded in combining grace and utility, those...