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Word: slights (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Like the varsity, Dartmouth has a better-than-average squad of steady, hard fighters. "We should rate pretty even," Coach Jack Barnaby commented last night, "or maybe a very slight underdog since we will be on the road...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity, Freshman Tennis Teams Travel to Hanover | 5/12/1950 | See Source »

...past three years). It is almost entirely a result of the war that so many students are married and with families. The Federal, State, and City governments have cooperated with favorable legislation so that the projects are almost self-supporting (and would be with slight rent increases), and may legally stay-up until...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Veterans' Housing and the Varsity Club | 5/11/1950 | See Source »

...these methods," President Jordan said, "and a possible slight increase in lunchroom charges, we hope to bring the accounts into balance." Because of the lunchroom's importance, the College can afford to sustain a small loss, Jordan explained, but must still avoid a large...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Annex Revises Lunchroom To Combat Debt of $2000 | 5/10/1950 | See Source »

...time in the current Atlantic Monthly, Bicycle Shop Proprietor Wilbur Wright wrote to his father (on Sept. 3, 1900) that he was going to a place called Kitty Hawk, N.C., to try a little experiment: "It is my belief that flight is possible and . . . I think there is a slight possibility of achieving fame and fortune from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Speaking Up | 5/8/1950 | See Source »

Armored Warfare. In High Point, N.C. Nollie Parker asked doctors to remove a .32-cal. pistol slug from the back of his head, walked calmly out of the hospital with his trophy and a slight headache...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, May 8, 1950 | 5/8/1950 | See Source »

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