Word: shifted
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Theory of Shift in Spectrum Unproved...
...theory Einstein also stated that in a spectrum the solar lines would be shifted toward the red, but as no such shift has yet been found many scientists are inclined to doubt the truth of the whole theory. The inaccuracy of all instruments, however, may well be the cause of this failure and the first two proofs considered sufficient evidence of the correctness of the theory...
...They know that once American singers become strong enough in the operatic field to dispense with a foreign trade mark, then the next logical step is the employment of American directors, and American conductors, and the shift from a foreign to the native language. Not only this, but our singers instead of studying abroad, would be taught in this country...
...Russian revolution is not a Mexican revolution; Lenine as a statesman is the superior of Huerta. He has called your bluff twice, and twice you have backed down. You can not shift the responsibility, Mr. President; Winston Churchill, British Minister of War, declared in the House of Commons on November 6 that "the government's policy is not wholly a British policy, but one carried out in full co-operation with all the Allies, including the United States, who are equally responsible." In the words of Raymond Robbins, "Your policy has resulted not in stamping Bolshevism out, but in stamping...
Crew practice at New Haven was held several days during vacation but owing to the fact that three men of the first boat were absent because of illness the practice was a disappointment. The illness of the men in the first boat has necessitated a general shift in the make up of the eight and is a serious setback, especially since the Pennsylvania race is only three weeks off. In reference to Yale's unfortunate condition Coach Professor Abbott said that the coaches had never seen the harbor so rough and seldom had there been so many cases of sickness...