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Word: sharpness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...cent of a student's Honors grade, and this year the department is compounding its sins by reinstitutnig junior generals, which were wisely eliminated in 1961. Probably many students don't take the tests too seriously. But if junior generals do loom large to concentrators, the sharp focus of junior tutorial would be undermined, and the student's freedom to dabble with General Education would be restricted as he is forced to get ready to meet the requirement...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: History Department Change | 11/8/1967 | See Source »

...foot screen that now wraps Miss Christie around you, ear to ear, the same production team has again turned out a film conspicuous for its economy of movement and quick cuts. The punches are missing; instead an England that existed 100 years ago is visually celebrated in sharp, brilliant color and a few long, sumptuous pans...

Author: By Glenn A. Padnick, | Title: Far From the Madding Crowd | 11/7/1967 | See Source »

Since January, 1966, Crane, who enjoys CCA endorsement and his allies (independents Walter J. Sullivan and Alfred E. Vellucci plus CCA-man Thomas H.D. Mahoney) have constantly fought the new administration. Virtually every proposal by DeGuglielmo has been passed by the same 5-4 vote. Debates have frequently been sharp; tempers sometimes spark at the drop of a phrase...

Author: By William R. Galeota, | Title: Cambridge Politics: Will the DeGuglielmo Coalition Survive Tomorrow's Elections? | 11/6/1967 | See Source »

...Which last week called in 1,143,000 standard-sized 1965 Chevrolets-second largest safety recall ever-for possible replacement of a steering-assembly component that, if worn, can cause a sharp veer when braking, has resulted in four accidents (no injuries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Autos: Squeeze, Squeeze, Squeeze | 11/3/1967 | See Source »

...Railroads also reported lower third-quarter results. The Pennsylvania Railroad showed a sharp drop in earnings, from $27,557,000 last year to $11,135,000. Union Pacific's net income was down from $26,193,000 to $19,595,000, and Norfolk & Western, normally one of the most profitable, had a 23% earnings decline. The N. & W. managed, however, to set another sort of record. Pulled and pushed by eight diesel engines, a supertrain of 450 coal cars moved over 47 miles of N. & W. track to set a freight-train record for U.S. railroads. Any motorist caught...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Earnings: Battle Reports | 11/3/1967 | See Source »

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