Word: superiority
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...conformable to reason, to the best side of human nature, to an elevated morality, to practical good sense, to general convenience. It is simple and rational, as opposed to that which is artificial or arbitrary. It is universal, as opposed to that which is local or national. It is superior to all other law because it belongs to mankind as mankind, and is the expression of the purpose of the Deity or of the highest reason...
...same quality, the cast could stand on its head if it wished. For those who prefer G & S in the grand manner, the stage may be too simple and the acting underdeveloped. But for those who like pure G & S without ornamental trappings, the production is much superior for its unconcern with frills...
...city fireman in nearby Washington, D.C., had applied for a boy from Maryland's Montgomery County Social Service League. Then last week the Damerons themselves got a surprise. The agency's answer was no. Reason: Dori, now 2½, has an exceptionally high IQ-147 ("very superior"); to bring a child of average mentality into the family, said the league, would cause hardship for Dori as well as for the baby, whose IQ might be lower...
...demands on the Damerons in every way, financially and otherwise. It would not be fair to deprive her. We wouldn't put a below-average child in the same home, and if we had another very bright child, we would place it in a home we considered had superior advantages...
...demand, Chairman Eugene Holman estimated second-quarter earnings at $188 million, somewhat below the first quarter but still enough to push the company's first-half net to an alltime peak of $425 million, some $33 million better than 1956. On a smaller scale, California's Superior Oil Co. did even better, with nine-month (ending May 31) profits of $15.7 million (equal to $37.20 per share), for a 412% jump over the previous year...