Word: strainings
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...left the New York Philharmonic and went home to Italy (TIME, May 11). The most beloved conductor living, he had worked with the Philharmonic for eleven seasons, taught it to play as perfectly as any orchestra in the world. But, at 69, Toscanini found continuous performances too great a strain. Thereafter he planned to conduct only occasionally, only in Europe...
...business was great; and in such a case as mine a man may strain courtesy." . . . Romeo and Juliet...
...York Herald Tribune. Warmly it editorialized: "There is no country in Europe where Americans feel more thoroughly at home than Holland. . . . The language barrier matters little amid such hearty friendliness and genuineness of character. . . . This ["New York] was a Dutch colony before it was British. The Dutch strain is still strong in the city and the State. As for the pilgrims of New England, they found their first refuge in Holland, the land of toleration and it was from the port of the City of Leyden- where Princess Juliana studied law-that the ship Speedwell with her historic list...
...accomplishment. At Lchigh wrestling has the rank of a major both because of its outstanding teams and the popularity of the sport with the college; at Penn State, boxing, for the same reasons. To achieve the class of a major, basketball must be popularized. This should place no further strain on the H.A.A.: in fact, the increased attendance which should result from a good team and the spontaneous music of an informal number of the regular band will materially assist its budget...
...along, Lawyer Davis at first refused to hand over his ticket unless given a seat. He surrendered when the conductor threatened to throw him off. All the way to Manhattan, for nearly three hours. Lawyer Davis stood in the aisle. Then, furious, "leg-sore" and worn down from the strain," he hustled to his office, looked up the law. He found that in New York railroads are required to provide "sufficient accommodation." In the Public Service Commission law he found that "common carriers shall provide such service and facilities as shall be safe and adequate and in all respects just...