Word: successful
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...believe him one of the great political figures of the 20th century. This little, unbending college president and scientist was a true maker of history. He found the spirit of the country low and immediately transformed it into the likeness of his own sprightly soul. Despite his unusual success as head of the government he remained an educator first and always. One of his initial moves was the inauguration of a night-school for legislators "to save the English language from humiliation" which action caused the senior senator from Mississippi to exclaim, "Well, shet man mouf!" and label the President...
...York's serious-minded critics had as much to say about the success of movies as they do about legitimate stage attempts, "The Big Sleep" would already be mouldering in its grave. Crowther and company slashed at it for "incoherence" as they gave it thumbs down with a typical sneer. What they failed to comprehend was that this latest Bogart-Bacall opus thrills while it confuses and is likely to leave its audiences just as interested as bewildered...
...fullbacks to the second team and held a lengthy scrimmage with the second team, surprisingly enough winning out over the first-stringers. Guyda is especially high over the play of his two fullbacks, Mike Scully and Bill Harrop, considering their work to be largely responsible for the team's success so far this season...
...success of this venture depends upon the number of people we can persuade to stay in their seats during the intermission," said Spear, calling for co-operation in performing not only a difficult feat, but also one of the few flash-card demonstrations on the East coast. "Little physical exertion and moderate discretion are all that are required for the desired effect," Spear concluded...
Into the Washington office of the Burroughs Adding Machine Co. one day in 1920 came a job-seeking war veteran from the hills of West Virginia. He was given a questionnaire to fill out. To the question: "Why do you expect to be a success with Burroughs?" 22-year-old John Strider Coleman wrote: "I've got to succeed." He got a job as a $35-a-week junior salesman. Last week he succeeded to the presidency of the $46 million Burroughs company...