Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Headmaster Stearns of Andover: ". . . Certainly he indulges far less in the pranks or 'rough stuff' which were somewhat commonplace among the earlier generation...
From the character of Mr. McGraw and from the representative body of men which constitute the jury for the 1927 awards, the significance of the Bok fund in the commercial world may be seen. Even those who delight in the somewhat stale pleasure of Babbitt-baiting cannot deny that economic solidity is necessary to cultural progress and that the high standards by which that solidity is maintained are worthy of perpetuation by competition...
...Somewhat premature, however, were the smug comments of the London press...
...Weber said, however, that Bostonians were somewhat of an exception to this rule, and that he felt them to be more intellectually inclined towards music than other Americans...
...Americans treat the opera as if it were a movie; they have absolutely no understanding for the art. They 'feel' music in an original and somewhat sentimental way, but they don't bother to test what is beneath the surface--the music comes in at one ear and goes right out of the other...