Word: shorter
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Wharton from his usual spot in the mile relay to anchor man in the two mile and put Alan Howe in Wharton's position behind Rittenburg in the mile. The gamble paid off when Wharton held a 15-yard lead in the two mile and Howe kept a slightly shorter advantage in the mile...
...years. The tendency is to state, not to show; and the reader's duty is to observe, not to emphasize. Long, Trollope or Tolstoy-type works, with their series of minute contradictions and counter-contradictions within each paragraph over several hundred pages, have been abandoned in preference to far shorter works, such as The Old Man and The Sea. "Mass" or "body" in a novel is now not requisite; therefore both character development and the illusion of realism are secondary to the thematic and stylistic concerns of the author...
...changes are in the works. In. California, where many of the new styles originated, designers were busy last week planning dinner jackets without lapels and sport coats livened up with plenty of "back interest," e.g., pleats, belts and more vents. Soon to hit the stores: the "short look," meaning shorter trousers and sleeves to expose more sock and cuff...
Later at his press conference, a reporter asked Ike if he had told G.O.P. officials that he favored a later convention and a shorter campaign in 1956. Why, yes, said Ike, if he remembered correctly, the national chairman had asked him about that. He had replied that the candidate (whoever that might be) surely would favor shortening the backbreaking job of campaigning. That brought a whole bevy of reporters to their feet clamoring for the next question. Was he aware that this stand implied that he will be the candidate? Ike's answer: Bosh...
Williams and Dillenberger both emphasized that the change is unique in requiring at least three years of graduate work from women as well as men. Special shorter programs may be instituted later after careful consideration. Dillenberger said. "We want to avoid an influx of one-year students that might lower standards," he added...