Word: role
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Spreyer, who turned up with a slightly lame right leg this morning. With Macdonald definitely out of the entire fray and Spreyer unable to play a full 60 minutes, Coach Harlow has a serious tailback problem on his hands. Bob James, skilled passer, will probably step into the feature role when Spreyer needs relief...
...same meeting a motion to set up a committee "to examine the role of the Faculty in the governance of the University," was tabled. Professor Carl J. Fredric, who proposed this second motion, stated that the committee was not intended to limit the powers of the President but would merely examine the long-range problem...
Obviously--as Mr. Greene admits--there is no legalism preventing an appearance by Browder. Less obviously, good taste does not prevent it, since Browder would appear in his capacity as a Communist spokesman rather than in his role as a passport violator. Granted that he has broken some highly technical regulations laid down by the United States government, his integrity or capability as leader of the Communist party are not impugned by this fact. He remains the most articulate exponent of one view on War and Neutrality, and as such, he should be heard by Harvard students...
...saga of liquor and love that rolls through that fabulous decade and down into the gloom and common sense of the thirties. The show belongs to Jimmy Cagney, who is really in his medium as the doughboy-boot-legger-bum. Out of what might be considered "just another toughie role" by many other actors Cagney has made a perfectly understandable human being swept up in a crazy era and thrown down again with a thud when that era comes to a close. Gladys George, as a considerably washed-behind-the-ears Texas Guinan, follows in Cagney's wake and gives...
Although Finns have always assumed the tortoise's role in the tortoise vs. hare battles of Olympic competition, they have enjoyed exceptional success in the international games, having won 69 gold medals since 1906, in addition to 57 silver and 58 bronze awards. Of the gold laurels, 37 were gained in track and field events, 21 in wrestling, and the remainder in winter sports...