Word: slight
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Suddenly a tall powerfully built Brazilian shouldered his way through the crowds and started across the imperial right of way. He carried a short heavy cane. He was followed by a large powerfully built dog. With his free hand he helped a slight and rather frightened Senhora over the cobbles...
...monumental work which has created much discussion, and attracted high praise and severe condemnation. Werner's "Brigham Young" treats in a light but serious manner the extraordinary story of Mormonism and one of the most extraordinary figures in American history. John Marquand has written an entertaining but slightly padded account of "Lord Timothy Dexter," the freak of Newburyport, and Isaac Goldberg an interesting and elaborate life of "The Man Mencken." Earl Grey's "Memoirs" relate, among other things, what he is willing to tell of the British foreign relations at the outbreak of the War. Dr. Harvey Cushing has written...
Aggressiveness was displayed by both teams in the closing minutes, the Crimson endeavoring to retain the slight margin which it enjoyed, and M. I. T. struggling vainly to overcome the lead...
...College has, however, avoided an arbitrary standard and has treated each case on its individual merits, allowing great discretion to undergraduates in good standing. Only in flagrant instances has disciplinary action been taken. The new rule for Seniors is therefore not a radical innovation, but only a slight extension of a policy which is already being practised...
...great many will question the limitation of the Register, on the grounds that it will separate the college hopelessly from its graduate schools. The college office directory answers these doubts in large measure. It still admits easy access to the other departments of the University. In the long run slight inconveniences can be suffered, if the gross inconvenience of publishing a Register six months late is removed. It is the purpose of this editorial to advance as far as possible such a needed innovation...