Word: slight
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Yale Has Slight Edge...
...Harry Payne Whitney's group to commemorate the landing of U. S. troops at St. Nazaire was there-an eagle with 35 feet of tensile wingspread alighting on French soil with a virile young idealist on his back. One marveled at the power this slight Mrs. Whitney can put forth...
...implications of the affair are so slight that their shortcomings probably account for Miss Hall's disappointment. It certainly does not mean that our ancestors were not lewd. They were of a very impulsive and concupiscent nature; for that matter, so are their descendants. It does mean that cleverness and an eye for the put lie taste can still succeed as they deserve to; and it also means that it is high time for the mystery of "The Young Visiters" to be cleared up so that literary gossipers can finally find some rest in a world that has little respect...
Before 1914, when Italy was struggling to imitate her sister imperialists, the cry for a reincarnated Roman state followed each slight success. It followed the slow conquest of Tripoli, won after defeats at the hands of native troops, such as Caucasians have seldom undergone. It fed itself on the spirit of nationalism and a tariff to create industry. But up to the war, poverty remained the characteristic feature of the Italian state...
...second Harvard sprinter, ran a hard race to take third in the second heat in 10 1-5 seconds and qualify for today's contests. This afternoon's century is expected to be a fight all the way to the tape with Miller, Norton, and Russell possessing a slight edge. The complete reversal of form exhibited by the Bulldog star was one of the features of the first day's competition. Russell ran well within himself and appears dangerous, while Hussey can always be counted on for a place among the leaders. With this sort of competition Miller should...