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Word: slanting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...stuffy Jockey Club, where he complained about the absence of vodka (he thirsted in vain for a Bloody Mary). Colombia's press hailed his expedition with gleeful gibes. Item: a caricature of Rubirosa whiling away his safari time by pinching a beautiful nude Indian maiden. Asked for his slant on honest labor, the Ding Dong Daddy from Santo Domingo yawned languidly: "It's impossible for me to work. I just don't have time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People | 12/12/1955 | See Source »

Reiss finds that one of the Program's most important aspects is that it puts University students in a different and new context in the Boston community. "It presents to all classes of the educated and uneducated a new slant on Harvard. Students show the city another dimension of themselves. Moreover, a gradual growth of the volunteer idea to other colleges seems entirely likely," he believes...

Author: By Gavin R. W. scott, | Title: 'Decline from Ivory Tower' Spurs Hospital Volunteers | 12/2/1955 | See Source »

Creighton Merrell will no doubt be happy with the Democratic Digest [Oct. 24]. While unhappily there are more Democrats than Republicans, it would also seem reasonable that TIME might slant its views a little to the party having the greater number of constituents who are able to read. As the old story goes, the Arkansas patriarch stated he was proud of all his nine boys except one, and he turned out to be a Republican-funny thing about him though, he was the only one who went off and learned how to read...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 21, 1955 | 11/21/1955 | See Source »

...Bell, hard-running tailback, closed the scoring in the first half when he galloped 35 yards on an off-tackle slant...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Freshman Football Squad Beats Princeton, 31-0 | 11/7/1955 | See Source »

...Gold Coasters got their two points at the beginning of the first quarter when Les Archambeau, sophomore quarterback, was caught behind the goal line on an attempted pass play. Leverett's score came in the second period on an off-tackle slant with Blitz carrying...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bunny Team Beats Gold Coasters, 6-2 | 10/14/1955 | See Source »

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