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Word: semi (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...seems to me that Lewis' portrayal of the "semi-civilized barbarian" does not justify the term "period piece" in these days, when the only faith we have is in materialism -only we have gone Babbitt one better and put our hopes in militaristic materialism. Possibly a re-examination of the Babbitts which Sinclair Lewis portrayed so well will teach us to put our faith in something better during...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Feb. 12, 1951 | 2/12/1951 | See Source »

...Most all of the teams in the nationals are definitely strong," Barnaby continued, "but if they are about the same quality as last year we stand a chance; if we can get to the semi-finals our condition may help us out." The finals will be played Sunday afternoon...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 'A' Squash Team Seeks Sixth Title at Chicago | 2/10/1951 | See Source »

...Blue Lamp (Ealing Studios; Eagle Lion Classics), a touted import, is a bland, semi-documentary melodrama in praise of the London police. The picture's excitement runs thin compared with the better Hollywood cops & robbers product, and its humor is as heavy as plum pudding, but U.S. moviegoers may be diverted by its foreign flavor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Imports, Feb. 5, 1951 | 2/5/1951 | See Source »

Seven Days to Noon. A semi-documentary thriller that pictures the evacuation of London under the threat of an atomic bomb (TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: CURRENT & CHOICE, Feb. 5, 1951 | 2/5/1951 | See Source »

...other divisions, Dave Smith placed second at 155 and Pete Hathaway was a runner-up at 175. Smith sustained a slight knee injury in the semi-finals and ceded first place to the winner of the other semi-final round...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 2 Wrestlers Capture A.A.U. Titles in Meet | 1/30/1951 | See Source »

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