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Word: sparely (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...strong evidence of the same distaste for political things in France, and I would not be surprised to see the French unite in supporting a man who could spare them the turbulence of politics," said Mr. Pound. "I doubt if this could occur in America or England, because these two countries do not take their politics as seriously as the others...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Beard Fears That German Propagandists Seek Support of Harvard And Other Universities | 10/19/1934 | See Source »

...volunteers will devote their spare time either in the afternoon or evening at the Republican headquarters in Cambridge. Mr. Fraser said that the amount of time a man could lend made little difference. Jobs will be open to applicants until Election Day, Tuesday, November...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 39 MEN ENLIST AS CAMPAIGN AIDES IN FIGHT ON CURLEY | 10/17/1934 | See Source »

...liable to recognize the lighter pieces on the subject which make interesting reading but which extend the assignment over too much time. The lighter works should be only optional to the student. Some courses seem to forget that a student is normally busy and can usually spend his spare time wisely...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Work of High C Men Is Criterion by Which to Judge Course Assignments | 10/16/1934 | See Source »

...Republican leader of Stanly County, N. C., determined to take it out on North Carolina's famed Congressman Robert Lee Doughton, Coming up behind old "Farmer Bob" on a street in Albemarle, he began by cursing, ending by asserting: "You ought to be kicked." Backwoods man Doughton, 71 but spare and sinewy, invited: "Why don't you do it then?" Republican Blalock swung a chunky fist at his enemy's leathery, buzzardish face. Down upon his head Democrat Doughton rained such a torrent of blows that Ceph Blalock struggled only to break away. Soon Ceph Blalock was sprinting down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Oct. 15, 1934 | 10/15/1934 | See Source »

Everyone from the president down agrees that Vassar girls are tackling their studies with more energy and purpose. Well-geared is Vassar's administration to the current trend toward independent study. Any student may now get extra credit for reading, research or writing done in spare time or summer vacation, and high-ranking juniors and seniors are freed from most classroom requirements. Some critics think the papers in Vassar's Journal of Undergraduate Studies stand up well beside many a graduate thesis. That they take to heart their responsibilities under the New Deal and the New Leisure, Vassar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Five Sisters | 10/1/1934 | See Source »

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