Word: slighting
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Hitherto experiments in this direction have been inconclusive because of the difficulty of obtaining suitable subjects. Puppies purchased in ordinary ways may have had slight cases of the disease which would render them immune to infection. Or again they may become accidentally infected by importation of the germs by attendants. The new plan will eliminate these possibilities as far as possible...
...Some slight changes have been made in the regulations regarding courses of instruction. With the aim of broadening the foundation of business principles which are considered essential for the financial executive a fifth compulsory course of Business Statistics has been added to the curriculum of first year men, who will now be required to take Accounting, Finance, Industrial Management, Marketing and Business Statistics...
...Next in conversation with the castellan at the Royal Palace at Cintra. This expansive gentleman said in French that he was proud to meet a citizen of the great Republic of America, which gave me a chance to express my satisfaction that Portugal was now also a Republic. A slight cloud passed over his face, and he said courteously: 'We have no politics in here...
Bradstreet's average of commodity prices, which have shown consistent declines ever since April 1 of the present year, on Sept. 1 experienced a slight rise...
...groups of commodities, eight rose in price during August, the greatest advances being seen in meats and animal products, provisions and groceries, and live stock; smaller advances occurred in breadstuffs, textiles, metals, coal, coke, naval stores, miscellaneous products. Slight declines continued in fruits, hides and leather, oils, building materials, chemicals, drugs. In all, during August, 36 articles advanced in price, 28 declined, 42 remained unchanged...