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Word: smarted (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Shifting the criticism from Eisenhower, Mark DeWolfe Howe '28, professor of Law, attacked the President's Attorney General, Herbert A. Brownell, whom he felt helped formulate the proposal. "It's the old story of Brownell trying to be a bright lawyer and a smart politician; as a result being a stupid lawyer and a clumsy politician...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Professors Oppose Ike's Denying of Citizenship | 1/8/1954 | See Source »

...were pleased and surprised last week at the easy informality of the visitor who is not only Britain's Queen but their own. From the first moment of their welcome in Auckland harbor, when New Zealand yachtsmen by the hundreds braved a spanking breeze in sleek sloops and smart knockabouts to guide their liner Gothic to its berth, Elizabeth and her husband Philip radiated warmth and friendliness. They cut security measures to a minimum so that their subjects could see them close at hand. They went out of their way to arrange a call on one proud Maori chieftain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEW ZEALAND: Welcome & Sympathy | 1/4/1954 | See Source »

...that one, or out of a thousand similar adventures that made him the favorite of three generations of U.S. boys. When Charles A. Lindbergh hopped the Atlantic in 1927, they were the ones who cheered but were not surprised. How could they have been? Ever since 1910, smart, modest, infinitely courageous Tom Swift had been flying everything from balloons to transcontinental airline expresses, had, besides, invented his own submarine, photo-telephone, electric rifle and enough other practical wonders to make Ford and Edison seem like smalltime putterers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Chip Off the Old Block | 1/4/1954 | See Source »

...renewal options running for 70 years. Since the land is not to be used for charitable purposes, taxes will be paid as usual. If Johnson does not buy back the land for $3,000,000 before the lease expires, the Knights will get full title. It was also a smart deal for Johnson: with a cash outlay of only $1,100,000, he will control a property appraised recently...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: REAL ESTATE: Double Play | 12/28/1953 | See Source »

...addition, Phil Burnaman, last year's freshman standout at 137, is "really hot--both fast and smart." Even the usually lumbering heavyweights are quick this year, Pickett comments, pointing to sophomore Pete Morrison and last year's regular George Bates, who are battling for the unlimited position...

Author: By Stephen S. Shohet, | Title: LINING THEM UP | 12/9/1953 | See Source »

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