Word: skilling
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Majesty's eyes have been opened, both figuratively and literally, by his American visit. He has regained his eyesight, thanks to the skill of American surgical science, as well as practical ideas concerning governmental, industrial and scientific matters...
...most unusual and attractive features of the huge new Harvard Biological Laboratory, which is now rapidly nearing completion, is the carved frieze on the outside upper walls of the structure. This unique decoration, made possible by the extraordinary skill of Miss Catherine Lane, sculptor, depicts the geographical distribution of mammals on the earth's surface...
When the life of a police reporter in St. Louis grew too irksome for William Carroll Woodward he engaged in more interesting pursuits. Before he was 37 years old he had been arrested 37 times, but had been in prison only twice. Gaining skill, he went to London, opened a gaudy gaming place in Kensington, and as "The Honorable Lionel Musgrave, United States Senator," collected $800,000 from British sportsmen before he found it wise to depart. In Ceylon his fame spread when he swindled an Indian jewel merchant out of a basket of gems worth...
...this man by a worthy wife, fighting for her home and life's happiness, against a fluff-minded cocotte (played by Myrna Loy) pursuing the pleasures of the moment. The scenes in which Ina Claire, as the wife, admits failure are richly poignant, and are pervaded by the skill of Miss Claire's portrayal...
Candidates for the photographic department are required to take and develop photographs of college subjects with CRIMSON cameras, a task calling for initiative and skill...