Word: semi
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Whether a reduction in U.S. official and semi-official bombast would equal the banana reduction remained to be seen. Floridians last week were particularly sensitive. They had seen ships sunk within a few miles of the coast. At one time two burning tankers were in view...
...same new discoveries in photography are used throughout this new movie with no additions. Scenes are played both in semi-darkness and in complete darkness. The actors walk through so many shadows that one feels as though he were seeing Superman walk through walls. Shadows become too real and destroy the mood they were supposed to create. In contrast, light, when used, is too concentrated and too brilliant. There is no reality of illumination, and this alone is the source of the picture's weaknesses...
Under the direction of Malcolm H. Holmes '28, the band played in a semi-circle around the flagpole until 8 o'clock when the flag was lowered to the sound of Retreat played by the Navy phonograph. Following that ceremony, the members of the Naval School raced for doorways in order to check in on time, but leaned from the windows where they continued to listen to the program...
...Unprecedented concentrations of very heavy, semi-mobile artillery are the newest feature of Mot pulk. Star pieces (shown in Nazi films) are two immense mortars: the Krupp-built "Thor," a 42-cm. (about 17-in.) monster, bigger than the biggest U.S. battleship gun; and a 61.5-cm. supermonster, mounted on a four-track rail truck. These presumably were the weapons which helped to pulverize Sevastopol. They were far too big for use on quickly shifting fronts such as the Don. But, if Rostov and Stalingrad fell under siege, the Russians would probably feel their weight again...
Everts and Dan Manchester of North-eastern swept through the State doubles in great style, taking the final in three tournaments at Longwood last week in straight sets from Stitt and Guibord. Gulbord had previously defeated Everts in the State singles semi-finals and gone on the take the championship...