Word: shadowing
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...ancient Egyptians," said the professor," believed that each man had not one but three souls. There was the shadow which like the body went to the grave and corrupted there. There was the immortal soul that went before Osiris for judgment...
...meanwhile, in the cool halls of the rambling Greenbrier Hotel, 565 I.B.A. members began many a ponderous investigation into the fundamental causes for such fiascos as the Pure Oil issuance. Since 1929, when new capital issues reached a staggering $8,639,000,000, investment banking has been but a shadow of its former self, refusing to revive along with business recovery. Only refunding has been on the rise. In 1929 refunding amounted to $1,387,000,000. Last year new financing was a paltry $1,190,000,000 and refunding was all of $3,300,000,000. Behind this change...
...University's work in training men is recognized the world over, but it seems a pity that in the very shadow of Harvard hundreds of boys should grow up to be criminals, panhandlers, or burdens on the state...
Although a statement that Harvard gives fourteen different courses in elementary mathematics--all called "Math A"--would be gross exaggeration, nevertheless present lack of uniformity among the sections gives just that impression. Resolving not to permit the slightest hint of regimentation to cast its ominous shadow over their fair course, the men in charge of "Math A" have allowed the fourteen sections to become, in practice, almost wholly independent of one another. Not only teaching methods, but organization of material, examinations, and grading standards vary from section to section, and as a result men undertaking "Math A" can never...
...distance of twelve miles, miners resumed work and General Queipo de Llano radiorated louder than ever. Meanwhile, the widely advertised Aragon-Teruel offensive along the northeastern battle line from the French frontier to a point a little north of Valencia, over which both Rightists and Leftists were violently shadow-boxing fortnight ago (TIME, Nov. 1), was postponed for at least ten days because of an act of God. Unexpected rains in the high Pyrenees flooded the Gállego and Ebro Rivers 20 ft. above normal, flooded trenches on both sides for several miles to their rear, turned the whole...