Word: sharpe
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...audience which warmly greeted the début of a contralto in Minneapolis were many sharp- seeing critics of pugilism. They were not always sure of the correct moment to applaud, but when they got the "tip" from others, they joined raucously in the hand-slapping. They did not "razz" as was their wont when displeased at prize fights. They were the former pals and admirers of Billy Miske, deceased pug, whose widow has assumed concert singing as her mode of breadwinning. Miske made a fortune in the ring, lost it in investments...
...believes that the arming of states ipso facto makes them a menace to each other. The policies which they adopt may seem to them defensive, but in the end they prove to be offensive. Since the diplomatic game is played in the dark. It results in much sharp practice and the condoning of methods which would otherwise be frowned upon. Every advantage is taken of the power of the press to create propaganda and to lead the public opinion in a certain...
...Woman, Boat. Above six feet in height, full of face and broad of figure: Oscar Frederick William Olaf Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Skane and Crown Prince of Sweden. Small, dark, sharp of feature: Louise, Crown Princess of Sweden, daughter of Prince Louis Battenberg, second cousin of the Prince of Wales, great-granddaughter of the great and plump Victoria. Under their feet: the motor-ship Gripsholm making its way into New York Harbor...
...control of his own membership through self-government, he may go further and organize student banks and subsidies in the form of loan funds and other aids to enable students of all classes to attend college. If the students will do this they will postpone for another generation the sharp class distinctions into which America
Coach Butler, the new and youthful mentor of the Midshipmen, was formerly an assistant of Coach Callow of Washington. Therefore the stroke he teaches is distinetly at variance with the Glendon style. However, he has not made the transfer too sharp for the veteran Navy oarsmen and the long Glendon finish, with the leaning back characteristic of Annapolis crews, is still noticeable...