Word: slighted
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Formerly operated by animals or men, the machine is now propelled by motor which will turn it over from 2.3 to 17.6 miles per hour. However, the engine may be removed with slight difficulty and run by human power, if the device is tilted sufficiently...
This unusual document had just been presented to slight, nervous New England Captain Joseph Gainard, Master of the Algic. To their demands astonished Captain Gainard made no reply. Then as suddenly as they had quit, the crew resumed work and the 5,500-ton, 17-year-old freighter cleared Baltimore, began its 103-day journey to South America. With the Algic sailed desertion, mutiny, death...
From the viewpoint of automobile makers & sellers, the Automobile Show is considered the best means of "kicking-off the industry to a good start." To the industry, this year's kick-off looks good because the slight changes in car appearance mean that few expensive changes in plant and tooling were necessary to launch the new models. The lack of newcomers and new gadgets means that dealers can continue in their accustomed sales routines. And prices, already raised some 5% in August, are generally being raised some 5% more with the show. Having ridden a rough road...
...play against Andover when he blocked two punts, Peter Elser is ranked as the top tackle on the squad with Reed still in the fight for the post on the right side. Walter Tibbets or Theodore Tewksbury will start at left tackle with the former having a slight edge...
...organs of healthy young dogs, like the organs of healthy young humans, are composed of cuboidal cells. These cells are vulnerable to alcohol, chloroform, uranium nitrate and other poisons. If the poisoning is slight, the destroyed cuboidal cells are promptly replaced. But if the poisoning is serious, peculiar flat cells repair the damage to liver and kidneys. Those flat cells withstand great amounts of intoxication, and possibly explain why mature men and women carry their liquor better than juveniles. "The mechanism which prevents poisons from injuring this type of cells is entirely unknown," said Dr. MacNider...