Word: skilfull
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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When the three reels of "Athletics at Harvard during the year 1926-1927" were shown recently at the Union before a hall jammed with students, the consensus of comment was that the athletes had made a noble and not unsuccessful attempt to redeem the University's histrionic prestige. The entire...
In his plot, however, he has successfully overcome any dangerous tendencies toward skilful craftsmanship, and has turned out a most amazing burst of oozy sentiment. The jacket description of the plot follows: "Temporarily bored with civilization, its services, its ease and its sophisticatons, Walter Overlook breaks away from hs successful...
Although the trial was perfectly fair, there remains a conviction that Doheny and Fall were acquitted more through skilful manipulation of the paradoxical machinery of the Common Law than through conviction of their innocence. It has never been easy to prove guilt in cases of major political importance. The ordinary...
Having analyzed osculation, the Supreme Court of the Philippines pondered on draw poker, decided that it was a game of chance and hence illegal. Its decision said: "By what is known as bluffing it often happens that a skilful player with the poorest hand wins the pot from the poor...
Sandor Turai, mellow cynic, would rather his dear Albert retain a beautiful illusion than know the bitter truth. So he writes a play during the night, works the scandalous conversation into the dialogue, makes the two culprits act it before the houseparty guests, thus makes the naughty prima donna partner...